Type Confusion in Circuit Design Suite - CVE-2025-6033
Published: October 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116202
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6033
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: National Instruments
Affected software:
Circuit Design Suite
Circuit Design Suite
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-6033
Install updates from vendor's website.