CVE-2024-1486 Elevation of privileges via misconfigured access control list in GE HealthCare ultrasound devices
High 7.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1486 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-1486 is a high-severity vulnerability in GE HealthCare Invenia ABUS, published on 14 May 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-2024-1486 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: GE HealthCare Invenia ABUS. 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-2024-1486/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1486/index.md)
Attackers can elevate privileges on GE HealthCare ultrasound devices due to misconfigured access control lists.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1486?
CVE-2024-1486 is a high-severity vulnerability in GE HealthCare Invenia ABUS, published on 14 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Elevation of privileges via misconfigured access control list in GE HealthCare ultrasound devices
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1486?
How do I fix CVE-2024-1486?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1486 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1486 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1486 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5x5p-62r5-2xx8.