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Use After FreeWeakness · CWE-416

CVE-2025-7042

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-15
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

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 · unedited
Use After Free vulnerability exists in the IPT file reading procedure in SOLIDWORKS eDrawings on Release SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2025. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted IPT 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 confidence

A Use After Free vulnerability exists in the IPT file parsing component of SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2025. When opening a specially crafted malicious IPT file, the software improperly manages memory allocation, allowing an attacker to reference freed memory and potentially execute arbitrary code.

MitigationApply the vendor patch from SOLIDWORKS when available. Until then, restrict opening IPT files from untrusted sources and consider using application whitelisting to block eDrawings from opening unexpected file types.

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CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm eDrawings 2025 installation
    Check installed programs for SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2025, or run 'eDrawings.exe --version' from the eDrawings installation directory if such a command is supported
    Affected if eDrawings 2025 is installed on the system
  2. Identify eDrawings version number
    Open eDrawings and check About/Help menu, or examine the executable file properties of the eDrawings installation
    Affected if The installed version is any build of eDrawings 2025 prior to the vendor patch
  3. Verify IPT file association
    Check file type associations or right-click an IPT file to see if eDrawings is set as the default handler for IPT files
    Affected if eDrawings is configured to open IPT files or users commonly open IPT files with eDrawings
  4. Assess user exposure to untrusted IPT files
    Review workflows or directory locations where users may receive or open IPT files from external sources
    Affected if Users have the ability to open IPT files from untrusted or external sources using eDrawings

A user is affected if they have eDrawings 2025 installed and process IPT files, especially from untrusted sources, until the vendor patch is applied.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the vendor patch from SOLIDWORKS when available. Until then, restrict opening IPT files from untrusted sources and consider using application whitelisting to block eDrawings from opening unexpected file types.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,280
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