CVE-2024-37999 Privilege escalation in Medicalis Workflow Orchestrator
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to the application running with high privileges and network access.
- 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-2024-37999?
CVE-2024-37999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Medicalis Workflow Orchestrator, published on 8 Jul 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 Medicalis Workflow Orchestrator (All versions). The affected application executes as a trusted account with high privileges and network access. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to escalate privileges.
Weakness: CWE-282
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Medicalis Workflow Orchestrator.
How do I fix CVE-2024-37999?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-37999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8v44-2x42-qwmw.