CVE-2024-7675
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 DWF file, when parsed in w3dtk.dll through Autodesk Navisworks, can force a Use-After-Free. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash or 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 Use-After-Free vulnerability exists in w3dtk.dll when Autodesk Navisworks parses maliciously crafted DWF files. The vulnerability allows a malicious actor to crash the application or execute arbitrary code in 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= 2025= 2025.1= 2025.2CVSS 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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Verify Navisworks installationCheck if Autodesk Navisworks is installed by looking in Program Files for the Autodesk Navisworks folder, or check Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\NavisworksAffected if Navisworks is not installed - not affected
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Identify installed Navisworks versionOpen Navisworks and go to Help > About, or check Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Navisworks\CurrentVersion to find the product versionAffected if Version is 2025, 2025.1, or 2025.2 - potentially affected
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Confirm w3dtk.dll presenceLocate the w3dtk.dll file in the Navisworks installation directory (typically in the main program folder or bin folder)Affected if w3dtk.dll exists in Navisworks folder - component is present
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Check DWF file handling capabilityNavisworks natively handles DWF files for CAD review; verify by opening any DWF file or checking file associations for .dwf extensionAffected if DWF files can be opened in Navisworks - parsing feature is enabled and vulnerable
User is affected if Navisworks version 2025, 2025.1, or 2025.2 is installed and DWF file parsing functionality is available, as the Use-After-Free triggers when parsing malicious DWF files.
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 vendor-supplied patches for Autodesk Navisworks when available; avoid opening DWF files from untrusted sources.
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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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