# CVE-2024-7995: Autodesk VRED Design Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> Attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM and execute code via a malicious binary file exploiting an untrusted search path in Autodesk VRED Design.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9hqw-38w2-29xc

## What is CVE-2024-7995?

CVE-2024-7995 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk VRED Design, published on 5 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A maliciously crafted binary file when downloaded could lead to escalation of privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM due to an untrusted search path being utilized in the VRED Design application. Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7995?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Autodesk Vred.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7995?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7995 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7995 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Autodesk VRED Design

- [CVE-2014-2967](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2967/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7995 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7995 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk VRED Design, published on 5 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7995 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Autodesk VRED Design. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7995/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7995/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7995
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7995
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7995

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7995/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.