# CVE-2024-31201: Privilege escalation in Thermoscan IP

> Local attackers can escalate privileges via unquoted search path if C:\ permissions are misconfigured in ThermoscanIP_Scrutation service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-96m3-7m8m-wmff

## What is CVE-2024-31201?

CVE-2024-31201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plug&Track Thermoscan IP, published on 31 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A “CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element” affects the ThermoscanIP_Scrutation service. Such misconfiguration could be abused in scenarios where incorrect permissions were assigned to the C:\ path to attempt a privilege escalation on the local machine.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31201?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Proges Thermoscan Ip.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-31201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-31201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Plug&Track Thermoscan IP

- [CVE-2024-31202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31202/): Privilege escalation in Thermoscan IP (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-31203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31203/): Memory corruption in Thermoscan IP (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-31201 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-31201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plug&Track Thermoscan IP, published on 31 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Plug&Track Thermoscan IP. 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-2024-31201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31201/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31201
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31201
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31201

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31201/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.