Summary
This article lists and describes updates to the Autodesk Desktop Licensing Service. Autodesk Licensing Service updates apply to 2020 and later product versions.
Autodesk Licensing Service updates are cumulative and contain all changes from previously released updates. Autodesk strongly recommends installing the latest available version of the Autodesk Licensing Service for better security, reliability and performance.
Go to Autodesk Licensing Service download to get the latest Autodesk Licensing Service Update.
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - December 2024
The Licensing Installer update version 15.1.0.12339 is available on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms and includes minor improvements to the Desktop Licensing Service.
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - November 2024
The Licensing Installer update version is 15.0.0.12136 and is available on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. This release includes security fixes that address several vulnerabilities in 3rd party libraries, as well as additional minor improvements.
Summary of Improvements:
- Resolved a race condition issue that, if it occurred, could have caused users to see multiple subscription or trial-related licensing messages when computers resume from hibernation.
Security Improvements:
Windows, Mac and Linux
- Upgraded OpenSSL to 1.1.1y
- LibCurl to 8.10.0
- PubNub to 4.11.1
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - August 2024
The Licensing Installer update version is 14.4.0.11537 and is available on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. This release includes critical fixes for licensing runtime errors, security fixes and additional minor improvements:
Note:
- Starting with this release, the Autodesk Licensing Service installer will check for required conditions before installing on your computer:
- For Windows users, the operating system must be Windows 10 or higher
- For multi-user subscription customers, the minimum Network License Manager (NLM) version should be v11.18.x.x or higher (determined via vendor deamon's version - adskflex)
Summary of Improvements:
Security Fixes:
Windows
- Updated embedded browser to Edge Webview2 for improved performance and security
Windows, Mac and Linux
- QT to 5.15.17
- LibCurl to 8.8.0
- GoLang to 1.22
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - April 2024
The Licensing Installer update version is 14.2.0.10911 and is available on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. This release includes security fixes that address several vulnerabilities
Security Fixes
Windows, macOS, Linux
- OpenSSL to 1.1.1x (Reference : CVE-2024-0727, CVE-2023-5678)
Windows
- LibCurl to 8.6.0 (Reference : CVE-2023-46218, CVE-2023-46219, CVE-2024-0583)
Note for Linux Users: This licensing version requires libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37.37.6 or higher. Ensure you install this specific library before upgrading to this licensing version. This library or a higher version is typically included by default in all RHEL/CentOS versions 7.9 and later.
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - February 2024
The Licensing Installer update version is 14.1.0.10619 and is available on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. This release includes critical fixes for licensing runtime errors and additional minor improvements.
Summary of Improvements
- Reduced the CPU usage of AdskLicensingService that helps reduce battery consumption.
- Addressed an issue which may prevent Autodesk products on named-user license to work temporarily in offline mode.
- Apply latest security fixes listed below.
Security Fixes
Windows and Mac
Windows, Mac and Linux
- Updated TinyXML to TinyXML 2 (CVE-2023-34194)
Note for Linux Users: This licensing version requires libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37.37.6 or higher. Ensure you install this specific library before upgrading to this licensing version. This library or a higher version is typically included by default in all RHEL/CentOS versions 7.9 and later.
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - January 2024
The Licensing Installer update version is 14.0.0.10163 and is available on Linux only. This release includes important feature enhancements as well as security fixes that address several vulnerabilities.
Important
With this release, all Linux users will be able to enjoy a modern and secure authentication experience. Upon product launch, users will be redirected to a web browser to sign in and then be redirected back to the product upon successfully signing in. Named users may need to re-sign in after installing this update. This licensing version requires libwebkit2gtk-4.0.so.37.37.6 or higher. Ensure you install this specific library before upgrading to this licensing version. This library or a higher version is typically included by default in all RHEL/CentOS versions 7.9 and later.
Security Fixes:
Linux:
- Updated OpenSSL to 1.0.2zi (Reference: CVE-2023-2650, CVE-2023-0466, CVE-2023-0465, CVE-2023-0464, CVE-2022-4304, CVE-2022-0778, CVE-2021-3712, CVE-2020-1971, CVE-2019-1547, CVE-2018-0732, CVE-2018-5407)
- Updated CryptoPP to 8.9.0
- Updated Protobuf to 25.0
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - December 2023
This Licensing Installer update version 14.0.1.10167 is available for MacOS only. This release includes an important fix that addresses issues related to sfltool login prompts and reset of login items on Mac.
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - November 2023
The Licensing Installer update version is 14.0.0.10160 and is available on Windows and MacOS only. This release includes important security fixes that address several vulnerabilities across different operating systems.
Summary of Improvements and Security Fixes:
Windows:
- Updated LibCurl to 8.4.0 (Reference: CVE-2023-38309, CVE-2023-28321, CVE-2023-38545) Windows and MacOS:
- Updated Qt to 5.15.15
- Updated OpenSSL to 1.1.1w
- Updated CryptoPP to 8.9.0
- Updated Protobuf to 25.0
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - October 2023
The Licensing Installer update version is 13.3.1.9694 and it is available for Windows, macOS and Linux platforms. This release includes critical fixes for licensing runtime errors and additional minor improvements.
Summary of Improvements and Fixes:
Windows, MacOS, Linux:
- Addressed few issues that used to result into licensing failing to give response to a product. These errors manifest as the "License Checkout Timed Out" error for AutoCAD family of products; and as different error messages for other Autodesk products.
MacOS:
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Licensing components (AdskLicensingService, AdskLicensingAgent, FlexNet Licensing Service) are now Universal-2 binaries, and can run in native mode on machines with Apple silicon processors.
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - June 2023
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The Licensing Installer update version is 13.2.0.9150. This release includes important security fixes that address several vulnerabilities across different operating systems.
Summary of Security Fixes:
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - April 2023
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The Licensing Installer update version is 13.1.1.12
Summary of Improvements
- Starting with the June 2022 update, Autodesk customers with multi-user subscriptions or Token-flex implementation using Autodesk Network License Manager (NLM) are required to upgrade the Network License Manager to the latest version v11.18.x to support Autodesk 2020 and newer version products.
an issue due to which AutoCAD 2020 to 2022 users (who are both the owner of their subscription contract and user of the software) could see the “Subscription Expiring” message every 2 minutes when their subscription is about to expire if they previously installed v13.0 licensing update.
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - February 2023
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Important
- Starting February 27, Autodesk will enable an in-product message for users who may attempt to run a single product subscription on more than two devices simultaneously. The message will prompt users to pause the product on the other device or sign in as a different user.
This capability will be enabled for Inventor and Civil 3D to begin with, and will eventually be enabled for more products in the future. We expect these notifications to provide improved transparency and safeguards against non-compliant over-use on multiple devices.
Additionally, the following issues are also addressed in this release:
- Addressed an intermittent issue where macOS users were unable to complete a product installation due to a license registration error.
- Addressed an issue due to which user information was not shown inside the in-product menu immediately after Sign-In.
- Additional minor fixes that address sporadic licensing errors and performance improvements.
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - November 2022
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Important
- Starting with the June 2022 update, Autodesk customers with multi-user subscriptions or Token-flex implementation using Autodesk Network License Manager (NLM) are required to upgrade the Network License Manager to the latest version v11.18.x to support Autodesk 2020 and newer version products.
The following issues are addressed:
- Additional minor bug fixes that address sporadic licensing errors and
Autodesk Licensing Service Update - September 2022
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Important
- Starting with the 12.2 update, Autodesk customers with multi-user subscriptions or Token-flex implementation using Autodesk Network License Manager (NLM) are required to upgrade the Network License Manager to the latest version v11.18.x to support Autodesk 2020 and newer version products.
The following issues are addressed:
- Addressed an issue where macOS users were unable to access the Learn More link in the Let’s Get Started dialog box.
- Addressed a rare issue resulting in failure when returning a borrowed network license.
- Additional minor bug fixes that address sporadic licensing errors and performance improvements.
June 2022 Autodesk Licensing Service Update
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Important
- Starting with this update, Autodesk Customers with Multi-user subscriptions or Token-flex implementation using Autodesk Network License Manager (NLM) are required to upgrade the Network License Manager to the latest version v11.18.x to support Autodesk 2020 and newer version products. For more info refer here
This update also includes the following enhancements:
- Improved error message in case of Network License Manager version being lower than expected version
- Improved the background image for a few in-product licensing messages for ease of association with the specific product.
- Addressed known security vulnerabilities by upgrading internal components to newer versions
- Addressed security vulnerabilities in the CryptoPP library by upgrading it to v8.6 (reference: CVE-2021-40530 / CVE-2021-43398)
- Addressed licensing crash on startup with a borrowed network license
- Addressed product installation issue on macOS during registration with licensing service
- Addressed issues affecting the launch of the product after experiencing an abrupt crash
March 2022 Autodesk Licensing Service Update
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Important
Autodesk Desktop Licensing will no longer be supported on macOS 10.13 from this update
Improvements
- Improved error message when user is denied access due to export control restrictions
- Network licensing dialogs are updated with Autodesk new brand icons.
- Improved licensing installation by enabling users to install when user does not have permissions on the target folder.
Defect Fixes
- Addressed known security vulnerabilities by upgrading internal components to newer versions
- Addressed security vulnerabilities in LibCurl library by upgrading it to v7.8 (reference: [Vulnerabilities|https://curl.se/docs/vuln-7.74.0.html])
- Addressed security vulnerabilities in CryptoPP library by upgrading it to v8.6 (reference: CVE-2021-40530 / CVE-2021-43398)
- Addressing translations and formatting defects in licensing dialogs for Russian, Spanish and French locales.
- Addressed an intermittent issue in Network Licensing where license check-in failures occurred
February 2022 Autodesk Licensing Service update
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Important:
- If you get a licensing error when you try to install a product, try installing the latest update before installing the product again.
- If you’re an administrator deploying 2020 products, make sure that you have the latest version of the licensing installer before you install the product. Alternatively, replace the licensing installer in the product installation files before you deploy the product.
This update includes the following enhancements:
- Users on named-user licensing will be able to access their "Privacy Settings..." from the user account menu in the product
- Autodesk Licensing Service has added caching for faster license response to the products
- Licensing installation failure is repaired automatically in more situations
- Addressed a rare defect which could cause a network license seat still being in use after the product is closed due to a lingering AdskLicensingAgent.exe process
- A critical defect fix in 12.0 update which caused authorization failure for some Autodesk products
- Additional minor defect fixes
For improved reliability, security, and performance, users are recommended to apply the latest available Autodesk Licensing Service update.
October 2021 Autodesk Licensing Service update
This update includes the following enhancements:
- Autodesk products will no longer crash after the user machine comes back from hibernate/sleep status caused due to a licensing defect
- Addressed known security vulnerabilities by upgrading internal components to newer versions
- Added capabilities to rotate logs for Licensing Agent
- Minor experience improvements
May 2021 Autodesk Licensing Service update
This update is available on macOS, and Linux Only.
This update includes the following enhancements:
- Addressed known security vulnerabilities by upgrading internal components to newer versions
- Rotate AdskLicensingAgent.log to optimize disk utilization
- Seamless support for Apple silicon hardware with Rosetta 2
- Minor experience improvements
- Defect fixes
December 2020 Autodesk Licensing Service update
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
This update includes the following enhancements:
- Resiliency fixes for some licensing install errors
- Collecting additional data in case of install failure and runtime crash
- Fixes for multiple licensing runtime crash issues
- The Let's Get Started screen links to troubleshooting advice for people who have connectivity issues
July 2020 Autodesk Licensing Service update
This update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Improvements
- The License Manager displays correct attributes for students using named-user licensing.
- The licensing installer reports installer data to Autodesk, for analytics and troubleshooting purposes, according to the Autodesk Privacy Policy.
- If a product causes the Licensing Service to hang, you see a file-in-use message prompting you to close the product that’s causing the problem.
- This version contains several licensing installer improvements that promote resiliency and stability.
- This version of licensing also contains several logging improvements that make troubleshooting easier.
Defect fixes
- Fixed an issue that prevents silent (command-line interface) products from running with a borrowed license.
- Fixed an issue that blocks uninstallation if 5 or more 2020 or newer products are installed on the user machine.
- Fixed a macOS issue that causes errors when you press Command+Q to close a licensing dialog.
- Fixed a macOS installation issue when the licensing service isn’t running. This fix repairs the licensing service before the next installation attempt.
- Fixed privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Autodesk Licensing Service : CVE-2021-27032<<Link to Security Advisory>>
- It’s now easier to upgrade the licensing service when no active products are communicating with it.
March 2020 - Autodesk Licensing Service update
Improvements
- All single-user subscription customers would leverage Desktop SSO capability to sign in once using their Autodesk or company ID (if on an eligible plan), to get access to all identity based Autodesk interactions (within product, Autodesk desktop app, etc). If you haven’t signed in through SSO before, sign in after you apply the update.
- If you’re a subscription customer with single-user access, you can sign in and sign out while you’re using the product.
- If you’re a subscription customer with single-user access, go to About > Manage License to see your license type and user information.
- When you first start the product, Autodesk licensing tries to find a license associated with your username. It suppresses other dialogs when possible.
- The Let’s Get Started screen is more intuitive and easier to follow.
Note: Autodesk no longer supports offline activation for 2021 products and later. If you have a perpetual license, you can activate your software by going online only once. After you activate online, you can continue to use 2021 and later software offline. This change doesn’t apply to subscription network licenses or previous versions that you already activated offline. You can continue to use them as before.
Defect fixes
- Fixed an issue that causes the installation of licensing components to hang in AWS environments.
- Fixed licensing installer deployment issues through Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly called SCCM).
- Fixed an issue where installation hangs when you install multiple products in a collection.
July 2019 - Autodesk Licensing Service update
Improvements
- You can now use a junction point instead of a symbolic link to identify the current version of the Autodesk Licensing Service on Windows.
- On Windows, links now open in your preferred browser rather than Internet Explorer by default.
- The Autodesk Licensing Service starts automatically when it’s needed if it’s not already running.
- Apple Notarized App Certification – Autodesk Licensing Service on macOS is now certified to meet Apple requirements.
Defect fixes
- Fixed multiple defects that prevented installation due to lack of permissions or licensing version checks on the Windows platform.
- Fixed an InstallBuilder security vulnerability as described in the BitRock Security Advisory: CVE-2019-5530.
- Corrected a defect that blocked the Autodesk Licensing Service after a restart in RHEL 6.x.