What is CVE-2024-6791?

CVE-2024-6791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ni Veristand, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-22.

How severe is CVE-2024-6791?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6791 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Ni Veristand

CVE-2024-6791

A directory path traversal vulnerability exists when loading a vsmodel file in NI VeriStand that may result in remote code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted .vsmodel file. T…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.023 (84.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ni Veristand — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-s…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6791?: CVE-2024-6791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ni Veristand, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-6791?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6791 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.