CVE-2024-7986 Rockwell Automation ThinManager® ThinServer™ Information Disclosure

Medium 6.8 Published 23 Aug 2024 Updated 28 Aug 2024

Attackers can read arbitrary files on the server by abusing the ThinServer service to create directory junctions, leading to sensitive information disclosure.

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-2024-7986?

CVE-2024-7986 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rockwell Automation ThinManager® ThinServer™, published on 23 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation ThinManager® ThinServer that allows a threat actor to disclose sensitive information. A threat actor can exploit this vulnerability by abusing the ThinServer™ service to read arbitrary files by creating a junction that points to the target directory.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7986?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rockwellautomation Thinmanager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-7986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vcw7-84v8-pfqh.