Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 2025 DWFX File out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability was found in Autodesk Navisworks Freedom, Navisworks Simulate and Navisworks Manage 2025. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component DWFX File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-12198. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Autodesk Navisworks Freedom, Navisworks Simulate and Navisworks Manage 2025. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component DWFX File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A maliciously crafted DWFX file, when parsed through Autodesk Navisworks, can force an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, cause data corruption, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

It is possible to read the advisory at autodesk.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-12198 since 12/04/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213280 (Autodesk Navisworks Freedom 25.0.x < 2025.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (adsk-sa-2024-0027)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213280). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Autodesk

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• Navisworks Freedom
• Navisworks Manage
• Navisworks Simulate

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• 2025

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• commercial

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