Vulnerability in Siemens Unicam Fx
CVE-2024-22042
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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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Siemens Unicam Fx — versions 0
- Siemens Unicam Fx
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-543502.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-22042?
- CVE-2024-22042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Unicam Fx, classified under CWE-648. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2024-22042?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-22042 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.