What is CVE-2022-42945?

CVE-2022-42945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Dwg Trueview, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-42945?

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

Vulnerability in Autodesk Dwg Trueview

CVE-2022-42945

DWG TrueViewTM 2023 version has a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability. Successful exploitation by a malicious attacker could result in remote code execution on the target system.

Published 2022-12-19 · 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: 0.003 (16.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Autodesk Dwg Trueview — versions 2023
Dwg Trueview — versions 2023

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0024 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42945?: CVE-2022-42945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Dwg Trueview, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-42945?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.