Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method
Published Oct 7, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.73%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CExpressViewerControl class in the DWF Viewer ActiveX control (AdView.dll 9.0.0.96), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via "..\" sequences in the argument to the SaveAS method.
Affected products
No data.
- 2009
- n/a
- 2009
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.73% (0.06729) | 93.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.73% (0.06729) | 93.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.25% (0.06248) | 89.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.78% (0.07778) | 86.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.25% (0.06248) | 90.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.97% (0.01969) | 88.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 80.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00628) | 79.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 88.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 86.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31989 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31989 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31487 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45519 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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