CVE-2024-8300 Malicious Code Execution Vulnerability in GENESIS64 and ICONICS Suite

High 7.0 Published Updated

Local authenticated attackers can execute malicious code by tampering with DLLs in GENESIS64 and ICONICS Suite, leading to data compromise or denial of service.

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-2024-8300?

CVE-2024-8300 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GENESIS64, published on 28 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dead Code vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 Version 10.97.2, 10.97.2 CFR1, 10.97.2 CRF2 and 10.97.3, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS64 Version 10.97.2, 10.97.2 CFR1, 10.97.2 CRF2 and 10.97.3, Mitsubishi Electric ICONICS Suite Version 10.97.2, 10.97.2 CFR1, 10.97.2 CRF2 and 10.97.3, and Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions ICONICS Suite Version 10.97.2, 10.97.2 CFR1, 10.97.2 CRF2 and 10.97.3 allows a local authenticated attacker to execute a malicious code by tampering with a specially crafted DLL. This could lead to disclose, tamper with, destroy, or delete information in the affected products, or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the products.

Weakness: CWE-561

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8300?

How do I fix CVE-2024-8300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2024-8300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gq9r-ppv5-vm43.

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