Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2026 · Assigned by autodesk

CVE-2026-14478Incorrect Permission Assignment in Autodesk Installer Named Pipes

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect permission assignment in Installer from Autodesk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 95.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Autodesk Installer 2.22.0 – before 2.23.0

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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