CVE-2024-22042 Privilege escalation in Unicam FX
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via incorrect API usage in the Unicam FX installer agent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-22042?
CVE-2024-22042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Unicam FX, published on 13 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in Unicam FX (All versions). The windows installer agent used in affected product contains incorrect use of privileged APIs that trigger the Windows Console Host (conhost.exe) as a child process with SYSTEM privileges. This could be exploited by an attacker to perform a local privilege escalation attack.
Weakness: CWE-648
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22042?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Unicam Fx.
How do I fix CVE-2024-22042?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-22042 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22042 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h66f-8xvf-h765.