Autodesk BMP Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CVE-2026-7406)
CVE-2026-7406 Published on August 6, 2026

BMP File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference in certain Autodesk products
A maliciously crafted BMP file, when parsed through certain Autodesk products, can force a Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-7406 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

The program obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-7406

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Affected Versions

Autodesk Revit: Autodesk AutoCAD: Autodesk AutoCAD LT: Autodesk DWG TrueView: