The AdView.AdViewer.1 ActiveX control in Autodesk Design Review (ADR) before 2013 Hotfix 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code
The AdView.AdViewer.1 ActiveX control in Autodesk Design Review (ADR) before 2013 Hotfix 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DWF file.
- Published
- Dec 8, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.7% · 91th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| autodesk | design review | cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- autodesk design reviewup to 2013 inclusive
Same product
autodesk: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-4472The UpdateEngine class in the LiveUpdate ActiveX control (LiveUpdate16.DLL 17.2.56), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Des39Monitor
- CVE-2008-4471Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Rev39Monitor
- CVE-2022-27864A Double Free vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through DesignReview.exe application on PDF files within affec35Monitor
- CVE-2021-40167A malicious crafted dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by rea33Monitor
- CVE-2021-27033Double Free File Parsing Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review33Monitor
- CVE-2022-27525A malicious crafted .dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by wr32Monitor
Remediation
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Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
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References
- knowledge.autodesk.com/support/design-review/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-design-review-2013-hotfix.html
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-402/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.