CVE-2023-2762
Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure affecting SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023
A Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure exists in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted SLDPRT file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure affecting SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023
A Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure exists in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted SLDPRT file.
- Record
CVE-2023-2762- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-34220
A Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure exists in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted SLDPRT file.
- Record
EUVD-2023-34220- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qh8-79v7-jqc7
A Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure exists in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from...
A Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure exists in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted SLDPRT file.
- Record
GHSA-7qh8-79v7-jqc7- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A Use-After-Free vulnerability in SLDPRT file reading procedure exists in SOLIDWORKS Desktop from Release SOLIDWORKS 2021 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2023. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted SLDPRT file.
- Record
CVE-2023-2762- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-2762 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Dassault Systèmes Solidworks Desktop, published July 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.