CVE-2024-37008
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 · uneditedA maliciously crafted DWG file, when parsed in Revit, can force a stack-based buffer overflow. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
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 confidenceA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Autodesk Revit's DWG file parser. When parsing a specially crafted malicious DWG file, the application can be forced to overflow a stack-based buffer, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the current process.
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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= 2022= 2023= 2024= 2025CVSS 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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Confirm Autodesk Revit installationOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, or use PowerShell: Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like '*Revit*'} | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersionAffected if Autodesk Revit is listed in installed programs
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Identify exact Revit version numberNavigate to the Revit installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 20XX) and right-click Revit.exe to view Properties > Details, or open Revit and go to Help > About Autodesk Revit to see the exact release numberAffected if The displayed version matches 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025 (any build)
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Cross-reference version against CVE affected rangeCompare your identified version against the CVE affected versions: Revit 2022, Revit 2023, Revit 2024, and Revit 2025. Note that all builds within these major version years are affected until Autodesk releases a patchAffected if Installed version is any release of 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025 and no vendor patch has been applied
You are affected if Autodesk Revit version 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025 is installed and unpatched, and the system processes DWG files from potentially untrusted sources.
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 dataApply the vendor patch from Autodesk when available. Until then, avoid opening DWG files from untrusted or unknown sources in Revit, and consider implementing file origin restrictions or email gateway scanning for DWG attachments.
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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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- 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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