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Design ReviewApplication · Autodesk

CVE-2022-27526

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-04-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A malicious crafted TGA file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Autodesk DesignReview.exe when parsing malformed TGA image files. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of TGA file data during parsing, which can be exploited to achieve code execution in the context of the current process.

MitigationApply vendor patches when available. Until then, avoid opening untrusted or unknown TGA files in DesignReview.exe and consider running the application with restricted privileges to limit impact of potential exploitation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Design ReviewApplication
Affected:= 2011= 2012= 2013= 2017= 2018

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Locate DesignReview.exe installation
    Search for DesignReview.exe in standard Autodesk installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ or use system file search
    Affected if The executable is found on the system
  2. Determine DesignReview version
    Right-click DesignReview.exe, select Properties, and view the version number in the Details tab
    Affected if Installed version is 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, or 2018 exactly as listed in affected versions
  3. Verify TGA file association
    Check if .tga file type is associated with DesignReview by viewing file associations in Windows or attempting to open a TGA file with the application
    Affected if The application can open or parse TGA image files

Environment is affected if Autodesk Design Review version 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, or 2018 is installed and the application can be used to process TGA files.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patches when available. Until then, avoid opening untrusted or unknown TGA files in DesignReview.exe and consider running the application with restricted privileges to limit impact of potential exploitation.

Fix this in Design Review Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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