CVE-2024-45482 Privilege escalation in B&R APROL
An authenticated local attacker can execute malicious commands via the SSH server, leading to privilege escalation in B&R APROL industrial automation systems.
- 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-2024-45482?
CVE-2024-45482 is a high-severity vulnerability in B&R APROL, published on 25 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in the SSH server on B&R APROL <4.4-00P1 may allow an authenticated local attacker from a trusted remote server to execute malicious commands.
Weakness: CWE-829
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45482?
How do I fix CVE-2024-45482?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45482 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-45482 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45482 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxc9-9wjf-5v8p.