# CVE-2024-10498: Memory corruption in PowerLogic HDPM6000

> An attacker can send malicious Modbus packets to corrupt memory, modifying configuration values and causing loss of web interface functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4cj2-2366-wgf3

## What is CVE-2024-10498?

CVE-2024-10498 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Schneider Electric PowerLogic HDPM6000, published on 17 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability exists that
could allow an unauthorized attacker to modify configuration values outside of the normal range when the
attacker sends specific Modbus write packets to the device which could result in invalid data or loss of web
interface functionality.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10498?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-10498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10498 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10498 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Schneider Electric PowerLogic HDPM6000, published on 17 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric PowerLogic HDPM6000. 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-2024-10498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10498/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10498
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10498
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10498

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10498/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.