CVE-2024-9500

Autodesk ADP Desktop SDK Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 15, 2024 at 09:24 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorInstaller

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A maliciously crafted DLL file when placed in temporary files and folders that are leveraged by the Autodesk Installer could lead to escalation of privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM due to insecure privilege management.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.10.0.17v < 2.10.0.202.10.0.17 ≤ v < 2.10.0.202.10.0.17
Affected range stops below 2.10.0.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHautodesk
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-379

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