Heap-Based Overflow Vulnerability in Autodesk AutoCAD
CVE-2026-16463

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Autodesk
Status: Autocad; Autocad Lt; Dwg Trueview
Vendor: CVE Published:; 29 July 2026

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What is CVE-2026-16463?

A vulnerability exists in Autodesk AutoCAD when parsing specially crafted DXF files. This can lead to a Heap-Based Overflow, enabling attackers to crash the application, read sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code within the context of the current process.

Affected Version(s)

AutoCAD 2027.0.0 < 2027.1.0

AutoCAD LT 2027.0.0 < 2027.1.0

DWG TrueView 2027.0.0 < 2027.1.0

References

https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-s...

vendor-advisory

https://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-access/overview

https://www.autodesk.com/products/dwg-trueview/overview

CVSS V3.1

Score:

7.8

Severity:

HIGH

Confidentiality:

High

Integrity:

High

Availability:

High

Attack Vector:

Local

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

Required

Scope:

Unchanged

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Jul 29, 2026
Vulnerability Reserved
Jul 21, 2026

CVE-2026-16463 Data

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