CVE-2024-22042 json
A vulnerability has been identified in Unicam FX (All versions).
published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-19645
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in Unicam FX (All versions). The windows installer agent used in affected product contains incorrect use of privileged APIs that trigger the Windows Console Host (conhost.exe) as a child process with SYSTEM privileges. This could be exploited by an attacker to perform a local privilege escalation attack.
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cisa ICSA-24-046-06 updated cvss 7.8
Siemens Unicam FX
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Siemens Unicam FXaffected: no fix planned
Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Siemens Unicam FX
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
References
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cert-portal.siemens.com
/productcert/html/ssa-543502.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-22042
- NVD CVE-2024-22042
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