---
id: CVE-2026-7406
title: >-
  A maliciously crafted BMP file, when parsed through certain Autodesk products,
  can force a Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability
summary: >-
  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
  cur…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-822
vendor: autodesk
product: advance_steel
affected:
  - 'advance_steel >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'autocad >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'autocad_architecture >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'autocad_electrical >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'autocad_lt >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'autocad_map_3d >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'autocad_mechanical >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'autocad_mep >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'autocad_plant_3d >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'civil_3d >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'dwg_trueview >= 2027, < 2027.1'
  - 'revit >= 2025, < 2025.3.5'
  - 'revit >= 2026, < 2026.5'
  - 'revit >= 2027, < 2027.1'
patched:
  - advance_steel 2027.1
  - autocad 2027.1
  - autocad_architecture 2027.1
  - autocad_electrical 2027.1
  - autocad_lt 2027.1
  - autocad_map_3d 2027.1
  - autocad_mechanical 2027.1
  - autocad_mep 2027.1
  - autocad_plant_3d 2027.1
  - civil_3d 2027.1
  - dwg_trueview 2027.1
  - revit 2027.1
published: '2026-08-06'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T15:17:13.730'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7406'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-access/overview'
    label: psirt@autodesk.com
  - url: 'https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2026-0012'
    label: psirt@autodesk.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-08-07T15:32:33.647250Z'
epss: 0.00134
epssPercentile: 0.03281
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T14:43:13.066Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `advance_steel >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `autocad >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `autocad_architecture >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `autocad_electrical >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `autocad_lt >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `autocad_map_3d >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `autocad_mechanical >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `autocad_mep >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `autocad_plant_3d >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `civil_3d >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `dwg_trueview >= 2027, < 2027.1`
- `revit >= 2025, < 2025.3.5`
- `revit >= 2026, < 2026.5`
- `revit >= 2027, < 2027.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `advance_steel 2027.1`
- `autocad 2027.1`
- `autocad_architecture 2027.1`
- `autocad_electrical 2027.1`
- `autocad_lt 2027.1`
- `autocad_map_3d 2027.1`
- `autocad_mechanical 2027.1`
- `autocad_mep 2027.1`
- `autocad_plant_3d 2027.1`
- `civil_3d 2027.1`
- `dwg_trueview 2027.1`
- `revit 2027.1`