Autodesk Installer up to 2.22 permission

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7.8$0-$5k0.43+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Autodesk Installer up to 2.22. It has been rated as very critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes permission. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-14478. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Autodesk Installer up to 2.22. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A maliciously created executable, when executed on the victim's machine, may allow a local low-privileged attacker to inject unauthenticated IPC messages into named pipes, modify pipe permissions or ownership, and potentially impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at autodesk.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-14478 since 07/02/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/12/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.23.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Installer 2.23.0

Timelineinfo

07/02/2026 CVE reserved
08/12/2026 +41 days Advisory disclosed
08/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: autodesk.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-14478 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-14478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389053

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2026 17:33
Changes: 08/12/2026 17:33 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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