Denial of Service in Autodesk Installer IPC Channel
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Installer (Autodesk) Fixed in 2.23.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Autodesk Installer — autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2026-0013
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-12233 Incorrect Permission Assignment in Autodesk Installer Named PipesPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14479
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g638-6x55-m5q5
References
More Autodesk Installer vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-12233 Incorrect Permission Assignment in Autodesk Installer Named Pipes CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-09968 Privilege escalation in Autodesk Installer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-04790 Privilege Ecalation due to Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-08817 Autodesk ADP Desktop SDK Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-12499 Uncontrolled search path in Autodesk installer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-14479 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14479 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g638-6x55-m5q5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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