# CVE-2024-11969: Incorrect default permissions in Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange

> A local attacker can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code due to insecure default file permissions in the Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange client.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 28 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 29 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-56h4-rrgp-r6px

## What is CVE-2024-11969?

CVE-2024-11969 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange Client, published on 28 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The NetCloud Exchange client for Windows, version 1.110.50, contains an insecure file and folder permissions vulnerability. A normal (non-admin) user could exploit the weakness in file and folder permissions to escalate privileges, execute arbitrary code and maintain persistence on the compromised machine. It has been identified that full control permissions exist on the ‘Everyone’ group (i.e. any user who has local access to the operating system regardless of their privileges).

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11969?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-11969?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11969 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11969 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange Client, published on 28 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cradlepoint NetCloud Exchange Client. 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-2024-11969/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11969/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11969
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11969
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11969

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11969/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.