Autodesk Revit PDF File Parser heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Plant 3D, AutoCAD MAP 3D, Civil 3D and Advance Steel. Affected is an unknown function of the component PDF File Parser. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-8894. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Plant 3D, AutoCAD MAP 3D, Civil 3D and Advance Steel. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component PDF File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A maliciously crafted PDF file, when parsed through certain Autodesk products, can force a Heap-Based Overflow vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, read sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

The advisory is shared for download at autodesk.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-8894 since 08/12/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265375 (Autodesk Revit 2025 < 2025.4.3 / 2026 < 2026.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (adsk-sa-2025-0018)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (265375), EUVD (EUVD-2025-29616) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2066). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Autodesk Civil 3D
  • Autodesk AutoCAD

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 265375
Nessus Name: Autodesk Revit 2025 < 2025.4.3 / 2026 < 2026.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (adsk-sa-2025-0018)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/12/2025 CVE reserved
09/16/2025 +35 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/24/2025 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: autodesk.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-8894 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8894
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324488
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2066 - Autodesk AutoCAD: Mehrere Schwachstellen erm&ouml;glichen Codeausf&uuml;hrung

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 20:29
Updated: 09/24/2025 17:36
Changes: 09/16/2025 20:29 (68), 09/17/2025 10:39 (7), 09/17/2025 12:06 (1), 09/24/2025 17:36 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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