Vulnerability · Published Jul 24, 2025 · Assigned by autodesk

CVE-2025-5039Privilege Ecalation due to Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in 3ds Max from Autodesk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A maliciously crafted binary file, when present while loading files in certain Autodesk applications, could lead to execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current process due to an untrusted search path being utilized.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Autodesk AutoCAD 2026 – before 2026.1
Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2026 – before 2026.1
Autodesk RealDWG 2026 – before 2026.0.2
Autodesk 3ds Max 2027 – before 2027.12026 – before 2026.3.3

Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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