Cobalt
CVE-2025-8002
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Type safety enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution 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: 0.03%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could execute arbitrary code by exploiting type confusion in the application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt CO File Parsing Type Confusion Remote Code Execution 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. Enforce strict type checking, use type-safe languages, validate object types before operations.
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This vulnerability is classified as Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion) (CWE-843), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting type confusion in the application. Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt CO File Parsing Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CO files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26233. Affected products include: Ashlar Cobalt.
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CVSS VectorVendor: trendmicro
DescriptionCVE.org
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt CO File Parsing Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CO files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26233.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-8002 presents notable security risk 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) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.
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Attack Technique
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.
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
An Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability is present in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium, and Cobalt Share version
In Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt versions prior to v12 SP2 Build (1204.200), the affected application lacks proper validation of
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability is present in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium, and Cobalt Share v
In Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt versions prior to v12 SP2 Build (1204.200), the affected application lacks proper validation of
Arbitrary code execution and information disclosure in the Ashlar-Vellum CAD/3D-modeling suite (Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Li
Arbitrary code execution and information disclosure in Ashlar-Vellum's CAD suite (Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium, and Cob
Arbitrary code execution in the Ashlar-Vellum CAD suite (Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium, and Cobalt Share, versions 12.6.
Parsing a maliciously crafted CO design file in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 12.2.1204.97 (the version identified in the CPE dat
Heap-based buffer overflow in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 12.2.1204.97 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user o
Integer overflow in the XE file-parsing routine of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 12.2.1204.97 lets an attacker execute arbitrary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt during parsing of VS drawing files allows an attacker to execute arbi
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt AR File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7
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