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TI-2008-04264 Aliases CVE-2008-4472GHSA-cp4g-vr65-6767

The UpdateEngine class in the LiveUpdate ActiveX control (LiveUpdate16.DLL 17.2.56), as…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The UpdateEngine class in the LiveUpdate ActiveX control (LiveUpdate16.DLL 17.2.56), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the second argument to the ApplyPatch method.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07836 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2009VulnerableAutodesk
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:dwf_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableAutodesk
cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit_architecture:2009:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*2009 sp2VulnerableAutodesk
  • cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2009 Vulnerable ·Autodesk
  • cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:dwf_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Autodesk
  • cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:revit_architecture:2009:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2009 sp2 Vulnerable ·Autodesk

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4472
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp4g-vr65-6767

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • TI-2008-04263 Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2021-17349 Out-of-bounds read in Autodesk® Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-08606 Double Free File Parsing Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-10746 Double free in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-08611 Type confusion in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-08607 Out-of-bounds write in Autodesk Design Review CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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