CVE-2024-8256 Incorrect Permission Assignment in RutOS based routers and TSWOS based managed switches
A lower-privileged user can access critical device resources via the API due to incorrect permission handling in Teltonika RUTOS and TSWOS devices.
- 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-2024-8256?
CVE-2024-8256 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Teltonika Networks RUTOS, published on 10 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Teltonika Networks RUTOS devices, running on versions 7.0 to 7.8 (excluding) and TSWOS devices running on versions 1.0 to 1.3 (excluding), due to incorrect permission handling a vulnerability exists which allows a lower privileged user with default permissions to access critical device resources via the API.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8256?
How do I fix CVE-2024-8256?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-8256 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8256 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h933-4qv8-27xj.