CVE-2023-2763
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUse-After-Free, Out-of-bounds Write and Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities exist in the DWG and DXF file reading procedure in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted DWG or DXF file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceMultiple memory corruption vulnerabilities (Use-After-Free, Out-of-bounds Write, Heap-based Buffer Overflow) exist in the DWG and DXF file parsing components of SOLIDWORKS Desktop versions 2021 through 2023. Attackers can exploit these by tricking users into opening specially crafted malicious DWG or DXF files, potentially achieving arbitrary code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 2021, <= 2023CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed SOLIDWORKS versionOpen SOLIDWORKS and go to Help > About SOLIDWORKS, or check the version in Add/Remove Programs (Windows Control Panel). The version number displays as something like '2021 SPx', '2022 SPx', or '2023 SPx'.Affected if The displayed version is 2021, 2022, or 2023 (any Service Pack).
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Confirm the 3dexperience product lineVerify the product name includes '3ds 3dexperience Solidworks' or 'SOLIDWORKS Desktop' as the installed application. Check the program name in the installation directory or Add/Remove Programs.Affected if The installed product is the 3ds 3dexperience Solidworks or SOLIDWORKS Desktop line.
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Verify DWG/DXF import capability is presentCheck if the SOLIDWORKS DWGImporter add-in is loaded: go to Tools > Add-Ins in SOLIDWORKS, or inspect the installation folder for DWGImporter DLLs (typically in the SOLIDWORKS installation bin directory).Affected if The DWG/DXF import functionality exists and is available in the installation.
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Check for recent DWG/DXF file access (exposure indicator)Review Windows Event Viewer logs under Security or Application logs for recent .dwg or .dxf file open events, or check the recent documents list in SOLIDWORKS for any DWG/DXF files opened.Affected if Any DWG or DXF files have been opened in the affected software versions.
A user is affected if they have SOLIDWORKS Desktop or 3ds 3dexperience Solidworks versions 2021, 2022, or 2023 installed with DWG/DXF file parsing capabilities enabled and have opened or may open DWG/DXF files from any source.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade SOLIDWORKS to the latest patched release. Avoid opening DWG or DXF files from untrusted sources until the patch is applied.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-2763 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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