Buffer overflow in Ni Circuit Design Suite

CVE-2025-30421

There is a memory corruption vulnerability due to a stack-based buffer overflow in DrObjectStorage::XML_Serialize() when using the SymbolEditor in NI Circuit Design Suite.  This vulnerability may result in information disclosure or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted .sym file. This vulnerability affects NI Circuit Design Suite 14.3.0 and prior versions.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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: 0.002 (8.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-30421: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-30421?
CVE-2025-30421 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ni Circuit Design Suite, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-30421?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.