CVE-2024-28140

MEDIUM

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CWE-250)

2024-12-11 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf

Privilege Escalation

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf

Severity by source

Vendor (551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf) PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 11, 2024 - 16:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

The scanner device boots into a kiosk mode by default and opens the Scan2Net interface in a browser window. This browser is run with the permissions of the root user. There are also several other applications running as root user. This can be confirmed by running "ps aux" as the root user and observing the output.

AnalysisAI

The scanner device boots into a kiosk mode by default and opens the Scan2Net interface in a browser window. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-250. The scanner device boots into a kiosk mode by default and opens the Scan2Net interface in a browser window. This browser is run with the permissions of the root user. There are also several other applications running as root user. This can be confirmed by running "ps aux" as the root user and observing the output.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.