CVE-2025-5037
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 RFA, RTE, or RVT file, when parsed through Autodesk Revit, can force a Memory Corruption vulnerability. 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 · moderate confidenceAutodesk Revit contains a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing maliciously crafted RFA, RTE, or RVT files. An attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file.
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>= 2024, < 2024.3.3>= 2025, < 2025.4.2>= 2026, < 2026.2CVSS 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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Identify installed Revit versionOpen Revit, then go to Help > About Autodesk Revit to view the exact version number. Alternatively, check the Windows Programs and Features list or the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\Revit\InstallationsAffected if The displayed version falls within any of these ranges: >= 2024 and < 2024.3.3, or >= 2025 and < 2025.4.2, or >= 2026 and < 2026.2
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Confirm Revit is in useVerify that Autodesk Revit is installed and used in the environment. Check for the presence of Revit executables (Revit.exe) in standard installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 202XAffected if Revit 2024, 2025, or 2026 is installed and the version is within the affected ranges listed above
A user is affected if they have Autodesk Revit version 2024.x where x < 3.3, 2025.x where x < 4.2, or 2026.x where x < 2 installed on their system.
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.
dbcve · scoped2024.3.32025.4.22026.2
Apply the vendor patch from Autodesk when available. Until then, exercise extreme caution with untrusted RFA, RTE, or RVT files and consider disabling file preview features in Revit.
Revit 2024.3.3, 2025.4.2, or 2026.2 depending on your release track
- Identify the currently installed Autodesk Revit version (Help > About Autodesk Revit)
- Navigate to the Autodesk Support & Downloads page for Revit at www.autodesk.com
- Download the appropriate fixed version based on your current release: for 2024.x download 2024.3.3, for 2025.x download 2025.4.2, or for 2026.x download 2026.2
- Close all Autodesk applications and any running Revit processes
- Run the installer with administrative privileges and follow the prompts to complete the update
- Restart the system after installation completes
- Verify the installed version matches the expected fixed release (Help > About Autodesk Revit)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2025-5037 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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