# CVE-2024-10068: OpenSight Software FlashFXP FlashFXP.exe uncontrolled search path

> Local attackers can exploit an uncontrolled search path in FlashFXP to execute arbitrary code via a malicious DLL.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h35x-c82g-hxx8

## What is CVE-2024-10068?

CVE-2024-10068 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenSight Software FlashFXP, published on 17 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in OpenSight Software FlashFXP 5.4.0.3970. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function in the library libcrypto-1_1.dll of the file FlashFXP.exe. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10068?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-10068?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10068 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10068 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10068 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10068 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10068 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenSight Software FlashFXP, published on 17 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10068 exists.

Affected product: OpenSight Software FlashFXP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10068/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10068/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10068
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10068
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10068

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10068/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.