Type Confusion in Circuit Design Suite - CVE-2025-6033
Published: October 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116202
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6033
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in XML_Serialize() when using SymbolEditor. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted .sym file, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Circuit Design Suite
How to mitigate CVE-2025-6033
Install updates from vendor's website.
Circuit Design Suite - update to 14.3.2