Privilege escalation in Rockwell Automation 2800c Optixpanel™ Compact

CVE-2024-8533

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation affected products. The vulnerability occurs due to improper default file permissions allowing users to exfiltrate credentials and escalate privileges.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-8533: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8533?
CVE-2024-8533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation 2800c Optixpanel™ Compact, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-8533?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.