# CVE-2024-9500: Autodesk ADP Desktop SDK Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> Attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing a malicious DLL in temporary folders used by the Autodesk Installer.

- **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:** 15 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-87wv-cch6-jjh9

## What is CVE-2024-9500?

CVE-2024-9500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Installer, published on 15 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 DLL file when placed in temporary files and folders that are leveraged by the Autodesk Installer could lead to escalation of privileges to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM due to insecure privilege management.

Weakness: CWE-379 (Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9500?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Autodesk Installer.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Autodesk Installer

- [CVE-2026-14478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14478/): Incorrect Permission Assignment in Autodesk Installer Named Pipes (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-10885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10885/): Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-5335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5335/): Privilege Ecalation due to Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-27908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27908/): Privilege escalation in Autodesk installer (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-14479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14479/): Denial of Service in Autodesk Installer IPC Channel (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Installer, published on 15 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-2024-9500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Autodesk Installer. 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-2024-9500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9500/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9500

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9500/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.