CVE-2024-12371 Rockwell Automation PowerMonitor™ 1000 Remote Code Execution

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can create privileged Policyholder users via API, enabling full device takeover and administrative control.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-12371?

CVE-2024-12371 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Rockwell Automation PM1k 1408-BC3A-485, published on 18 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A device takeover vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Power Monitor 1000. This vulnerability allows configuration of a new Policyholder user without any authentication via API. Policyholder user is the most privileged user that can perform edit operations, creating admin users and performing factory reset.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12371?

How do I fix CVE-2024-12371?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12371 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-12371 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12371 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j755-fp8f-xrcg.

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