CVE-2024-28140 Violation of Least Privilege Principle
The scanner runs its kiosk browser and other applications as root, allowing attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2024-28140?
CVE-2024-28140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Image Access GmbH Scan2Net, published on 11 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The scanner device boots into a kiosk mode by default and opens the Scan2Net interface in a browser window. This browser is run with the permissions of the root user. There are also several other applications running as root user. This can be confirmed by running "ps aux" as the root user and observing the output.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28140?
How do I fix CVE-2024-28140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-28140 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-28140 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq63-f9q2-ph96.