# CVE-2024-29119: Privilege escalation in Spectrum Power 7

> An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges via root-owned SUID binaries in Siemens Spectrum Power 7.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **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:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r5rf-j64w-28qc

## What is CVE-2024-29119?

CVE-2024-29119 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Spectrum Power 7, published on 12 Nov 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 Spectrum Power 7 (All versions < V24Q3). The affected product contains several root-owned SUID binaries that could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate privileges.

Weakness: CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29119?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Spectrum Power 7.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-29119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-29119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Spectrum Power 7

- [CVE-2023-38557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38557/): Privilege escalation in Spectrum Power 7 (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2023-44120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44120/): Privilege escalation in Spectrum Power 7 (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-29119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-29119 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Spectrum Power 7, published on 12 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-2024-29119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens Spectrum Power 7. 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-2024-29119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29119

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29119/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.