# CVE-2024-9579: Certain Poly Video Conference Devices – Potential Remote Code Execution

> Attackers can achieve remote code execution on Poly video conferencing devices via a firmware input sanitization flaw requiring a layered attack.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-36v8-8g3p-wx3p

## What is CVE-2024-9579?

CVE-2024-9579 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in HP, Inc. Certain Poly Video Conference Devices, published on 5 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A potential vulnerability was discovered in certain Poly video conferencing devices. The firmware flaw does not properly sanitize user input. The exploitation of this vulnerability is dependent on a layered attack and cannot be exploited by itself.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9579?

It affects 8 products.


Products: Hp Poly Studio G62 Firmware, Hp Poly Studio G7500 Firmware, Hp Poly Studio X30 Firmware, Hp Poly Studio X50 Firmware, Hp Poly Studio X52 Firmware, Hp Poly Studio X70 Firmware, Hp Poly Tc10 Firmware, Hp Poly Tc8 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9579 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in HP, Inc. Certain Poly Video Conference Devices, published on 5 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP, Inc. Certain Poly Video Conference Devices. 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-2024-9579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9579/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.