3ds Max
CVE-2025-11797
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.04%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
A maliciously crafted DWG file, when parsed through Autodesk 3ds Max, can force a Use-After-Free vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A maliciously crafted DWG file, when parsed through Autodesk 3ds Max, can force a Use-After-Free vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, read sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Affected products include: Autodesk 3Ds Max.
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CVSS VectorVendor: autodesk
DescriptionCVE.org
A maliciously crafted DWG file, when parsed through Autodesk 3ds Max, can force a Use-After-Free vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, read sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-11797 presents notable security risk, a use-after-free vulnerability rated CVSS 7.8. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Enable ASLR and DEP where available; (2) Implement network segmentation; (3) Monitor for exploitation indicators.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Arbitrary code execution in Autodesk 3ds Max occurs when the application parses a maliciously crafted GIF file, triggeri
Arbitrary code execution in Autodesk 3ds Max occurs when the application parses a maliciously crafted RGB image file, re
Arbitrary code execution in Autodesk 3ds Max occurs when the application parses a maliciously crafted RGB image file, tr
Stack-based buffer overflow in Autodesk 3ds Max enables arbitrary code execution when the application parses a malicious
Out-of-bounds read in Autodesk 3ds Max's SVG file parser enables crash, sensitive memory disclosure, or arbitrary code e
Out-of-bounds write in Autodesk 3ds Max's FLT file parser allows an attacker to cause a crash, corrupt data, or execute
Memory corruption via maliciously crafted SVG files in Autodesk 3ds Max allows arbitrary code execution within the curre
Out-of-bounds write in Autodesk 3ds Max's Alembic (ABC) file parser enables arbitrary code execution in the context of t
A maliciously crafted JPG file, when parsed through Autodesk 3ds Max, can force an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. Ra
Arbitrary code execution in Autodesk 3ds Max 2026 and 2027 occurs when the application parses a maliciously crafted WRL
Arbitrary code execution in Autodesk 3ds Max occurs when users open max files from maliciously crafted project directori
Arbitrary code execution in Autodesk 3ds Max 2026 (<2026.1) and 2027 (<2027.1) is possible when a user opens a malicious
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