High Cryptography

CVE-2026-15102 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in ADP Desktop SDK

ADP Desktop SDK contains a vulnerability where sensitive information is transmitted in clear text. Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to Autodesk services.

Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: autodesk

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

—

No EPSS score.

Affects

Autodesk

ADP Desktop SDK

CVSS base

7.5

High · 2 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Autodesk ADP Desktop SDK).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (cryptography), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Autodesk	ADP Desktop SDK	≥ 5.0.0 and < 5.5.55≥ 6.0.0 and < 6.4.35≥ 7.0.0 and < 7.0.4	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

High

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
7.5	CVSS 3.1	High	0.8	6.0	psirt@autodesk.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.5	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	autodesk via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: psirt@autodesk.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-319 · Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Other CVEs with this weakness →

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Check TLS negotiations and unexpected certificates in the component’s traffic.

endpoint telemetry (EDR)network IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · autodesk/adp desktop sdk
Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 14, 2026
CVSS changed · 7.5
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Received
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 14, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
CVE published
Oct 14, 2026 · autodesk

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

References

2 on the record

www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-access/overview
patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2026-0017
vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Autodesk
every CVE for this vendor

Cryptography
same class

CWE-319
other pages naming this weakness

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No FIRST EPSS score.
No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No CISA SSVC assessment.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-15102 is "Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in ADP Desktop SDK", rated High. It affects ADP Desktop SDK (Autodesk); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.5 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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