CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/SC:N/VI:H/SI:N/VA:H/SA:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
20.0%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow users to exfiltrate credentials and escalate privileges.
Rockwell Automation reports that the following operator panels are affected:
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the affected product. The vulnerability occurs due to improper default file permissions allowing users to exfiltrate credentials and escalate privileges.
CVE-2024-8533 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
A CVSS v4 score has also been calculated for CVE-2024-8533. A base score of 7.7 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N).
Rockwell Automation reported this vulnerability to CISA.
Rockwell Automation addressed this issue in the following software versions:
For information on how to mitigate security risks on industrial automation control systems, Rockwell Automation encourages users implement their suggested security best practices to minimize the risk of the vulnerability.
For more information, see Rockwell Automationโs security advisory.
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability, such as:
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BโTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time. This vulnerability has a high attack complexity.
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CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/SC:N/VI:H/SI:N/VA:H/SA:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
20.0%