What is CVE-2022-27527?

CVE-2022-27527 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Navisworks, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-27527?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-27527 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Autodesk Navisworks

CVE-2022-27527

A Memory Corruption vulnerability may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL files. It was fixed in PDFTron earlier than 9.0.7 version in Autodesk Navisworks 2022, and 2020.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-04-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Autodesk Navisworks
Navisworks — versions 2022, 2020

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2022-27527

References

www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0010 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27527?: CVE-2022-27527 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Navisworks, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-27527?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-27527 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.