RCE in Hasomed Elefant Software Updater
CVE-2024-50591
An attacker with local access the to medical office computer can escalate his Windows user privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by exploiting a command injection vulnerability in the Elefant Update Service. The command injection can be exploited by communicating with the Elefant Update Service which is running as "SYSTEM" via Windows Named Pipes.The Elefant Software Updater (ESU) consists of two components. An ESU service which runs as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" and an ESU tray client which communicates with the service to update or repair the installation and is running with user permissions. The communication is implemented using named pipes. A crafted message of type "MessageType.SupportServiceInfos" can be sent to the local ESU service to inject commands, which are then executed as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM".
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.020 (79.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Hasomed Elefant Software Updater — versions <1.4.2.1811
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf (third-party-advisory)
- 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf (patch)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50591?
- CVE-2024-50591 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hasomed Elefant Software Updater, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50591?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.