CVE-2024-44540 Privilege escalation in n/a
Medium 6.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-44540 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-44540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-44540 exists.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-44540/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44540/index.md)
Attackers with physical access can gain a privileged command shell via the UART Debugging Port in Ubiquiti AirMax firmware.
- 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-2024-44540?
CVE-2024-44540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Ubiquiti AirMax firmware version firmware version 8 allows attackers with physical access to gain a privileged command shell via the UART Debugging Port.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44540?
How do I fix CVE-2024-44540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-44540 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-44540 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qwh7-hq65-xwrr.