The UpdateEngine class in the LiveUpdate ActiveX control (LiveUpdate16.DLL 17.2.56), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the second argument to the ApplyPatch method
Published Oct 7, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.84%
Description
The UpdateEngine class in the LiveUpdate ActiveX control (LiveUpdate16.DLL 17.2.56), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the second argument to the ApplyPatch method.
Affected products
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- 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.84% (0.07836) | 94.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.84% (0.07836) | 93.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.32% (0.11320) | 92.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.73% (0.17734) | 91.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 11.32% (0.11320) | 92.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.65% (0.07645) | 91.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01179) | 85.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01179) | 85.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02340) | 88.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/live_update_hotfix0.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=12452198&linkID=11705366 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31490 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45521 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/live_update_hotfix0.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=12452198&linkID=11705366 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31490 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45521 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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