Code execution via crafted BMP pointer dereference
Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Aug 6, 2026
Untrusted pointer dereference in Autodesk AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, and Revit allows attackers to execute code when a user opens a crafted BMP file. The BMP parser dereferences an untrusted pointer while processing attacker-controlled file data; Autodesk has not disclosed the affected library or pointer-validation failure. Exploitation requires user interaction and runs code in the current process, bounding its privileges to those of the user running the affected application.
Summary
What happened
Untrusted pointer dereference in Autodesk AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, and Revit allows attackers to execute code when a user opens a crafted BMP file. The BMP parser dereferences an untrusted pointer while processing attacker-controlled file data; Autodesk has not disclosed the affected library or pointer-validation failure. Exploitation requires user interaction and runs code in the current process, bounding its privileges to those of the user running the affected application.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-7406
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Vendor
- Autodesk
- Product
- Revit
- Classifications
- CWE-822, CAPEC-153, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2024.0.0 <2024.3.5
- Affected versionversion=2026.0.0 <2026.5.0
- Affected versionversion=2027.0.0 <2027.1.0
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