Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain low-privileged local session
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DeliveryCraft malformed IPC frame with invalid offset
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ExploitSubmit frame to Autodesk Installer IPC parser
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ExecutionOut-of-range substring operation triggered
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PersistNT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM service terminates
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ImpactInstaller service denied to all users on host
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Hardware permission validation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a local, low-privileged Windows user account (CVSS PR:L, AV:L) with the ability to interact with the Autodesk Installer IPC interface on the target host. The Autodesk Installer software must be installed and its IPC service must be actively running at the time of the attack - systems where the installer is not present or the service is not active are not exposed. No special or non-default configuration is described as a prerequisite beyond standard installation. There is no network-based remote attack path; exploitation is strictly confined to users with local or remote desktop sessions on the affected machine. What limits exploitation: the attacker must hold a valid OS-level user account (rules out unauthenticated network attackers), and impact is confined to availability of the installer service with no lateral movement or credential exposure described. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 Medium score of 5.5 accurately captures the bounded risk profile: local attack vector (AV:L) with low-privilege precondition (PR:L) limits the exposed population to users with interactive or RDP sessions on systems running the Autodesk Installer service. Impact is exclusively availability (A:H) - confidentiality and integrity are unaffected per CVSS C:N/I:N. No EPSS data was provided, and the vulnerability does not appear in CISA KEV, indicating no confirmed widespread or targeted exploitation. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified. Real-world priority is moderate: organizations in AEC and manufacturing with large Autodesk deployments on shared terminal servers or managed software distribution systems face higher exposure since a low-privileged user could disrupt installer operations for all users on that host. Standalone workstation deployments represent lower organizational risk. The 'Information Disclosure' tag in source metadata conflicts with CVSS C:N - defenders should not treat this as a data-exfiltration risk without further vendor clarification. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A standard low-privileged domain user on a Windows endpoint where the Autodesk Installer IPC service is active submits a malformed IPC frame containing a crafted offset value to the parser. The parser performs an out-of-range substring operation without bounds checking, causing the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM service process to terminate unexpectedly. The resulting crash halts any in-progress Autodesk installation and requires service or system restart to restore normal operation. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 12, 2026
The Autodesk Installer IPC frame parser fails to properly validate attacker-controlled position and offset fields (CWE-1285), allowing a locally authenticated low-privileged user to trigger an out-of-range substring operation that crashes the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM service. Affected scope covers all tracked versions per the wildcard CPE string, and Autodesk has confirmed and patched the issue via advisory ADSK-SA-2026-0013. No public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory ADSK-SA-2026-0013 (https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2026-0013). Autodesk has published an updated installer available for download at https://emsfs.autodesk.com/utility/odis/1/installer/latest/AdODIS-installer.exe - organizations should retrieve and deploy this build across affected endpoints. The exact patched version number is not independently confirmed from the provided references; consult the advisory directly for version specifics before deploying. Where immediate patching is not feasible, reduce exposure by restricting interactive local sessions to trusted administrative accounts only, preventing untrusted low-privileged users from accessing systems actively running the Autodesk Installer IPC service. Note that restricting session access may interfere with legitimate self-service software installation workflows.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability exists within the IPC (Inter-Process Communication) frame parser of the Autodesk Installer component (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:installer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). CWE-1285 (Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input) describes a root-cause class where an application uses a caller-controlled value to index, slice, or otherwise address a data structure without first verifying the value falls within valid bounds. Here, the IPC frame parser trusts an attacker-supplied position or offset field when performing a substring operation, resulting in an out-of-range access. Because the parsing occurs within or on behalf of an NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM-level service process, the resulting abnormal termination carries elevated impact despite the low-privilege entry point. The 'Information Disclosure' tag in the source data appears inconsistent with the CVSS C:N metric and the description - no confidentiality-impacting code path is described.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Local IPC access with a low-privileged account suffices; only SYSTEM service availability is impacted; no confidentiality or integrity effect described.
Primary rating from Vendor (autodesk).
CVSS VectorVendor: autodesk
DescriptionCVE.org
A maliciously crafted input, when processed by the Autodesk Installer IPC frame parser, may trigger improper validation of an input-specified position or offset, resulting in an out-of-range substring operation. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM service to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa-installer prior to 2.0.4.
Local privilege escalation in Autodesk's ODIS (Online Deployment & Installation Service) installer allows a low-privileg
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Autodesk Installer applications where a maliciously crafted binary file exploits a
A maliciously crafted file, when executed on the victim's machine, can lead to privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY/SYST
A maliciously crafted DLL file when placed in temporary files and folders that are leveraged by the Autodesk Installer c
A maliciously crafted DLL file can be forced to write beyond allocated boundaries in the Autodesk installer when parsing
EUVD-2026-57239
GHSA-g638-6x55-m5q5
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