# CVE-2024-6913: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code with unnecessary privileges in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus, potentially gaining remote shell access on Windows systems.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-25p8-9wv3-j93j

## What is CVE-2024-6913?

CVE-2024-6913 is a critical vulnerability in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Execution with unnecessary privileges in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus allows an attacker to spawn a remote shell on the windows system.This issue affects ProcessPlus: through 1.11.6507.0.

Weakness: CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6913?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Perkinelmer Processplus.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6913?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6913 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6913 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6913 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus

- [CVE-2024-6912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6912/): Hardcoded MSSQL Credentials (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-6911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6911/): Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6913 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6913 is a critical vulnerability in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6913 exists.

Affected product: PerkinElmer ProcessPlus. 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-2024-6913/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6913/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6913
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6913
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6913

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6913/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.