CVE-2025-9449
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 Use After Free vulnerability affecting the PAR file reading procedure in SOLIDWORKS eDrawings on Release SOLIDWORKS Desktop 2025 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted PAR 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 · moderate confidenceA Use After Free vulnerability exists in the PAR file reading procedure of SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2025. The vulnerability occurs when the application frees memory during PAR file parsing but subsequently attempts to access that freed memory, potentially allowing an attacker to manipulate memory and achieve arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted PAR file.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify eDrawings 2025 installationOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion' in PowerShell to list installed programs and their versions.Affected if SOLIDWORKS eDrawings 2025 appears in the installed programs list.
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Confirm exact eDrawings version numberLaunch eDrawings, then go to Help > About eDrawings, or right-click the eDrawings executable in Program Files and select Properties > Details to view the Product Version field.Affected if The version is listed as 2025 (any build or release within the 2025 version line).
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Identify PAR file handling componentCheck for the presence of PAR file import functionality by opening eDrawings and attempting to locate PAR-related menu options under File > Open, or check the file type list in eDrawings' open dialog for .par extension support.Affected if The application displays support for or recognizes PAR file types in its file dialogs.
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Review recent PAR file accessCheck Windows Event Viewer for recent eDrawings process events, review recent documents accessed via the application, or inspect the application's recent files list if available in the Help or File menu.Affected if PAR files have been opened in eDrawings 2025, indicating the vulnerable code path was exercised.
A user is affected if SOLIDWORKS eDrawings version 2025 is installed and PAR file reading functionality is present or has been used.
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 dataDo not open untrusted or unexpected PAR files until an official vendor patch is applied. Keep eDrawings updated with the latest security updates from SOLIDWORKS.
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