8.8
CWE
269 276
EPSS
0.050%
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2024-8533: Rockwell Automation OptixPanel™ Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via File Permissions

First published: Thu Sep 12 2024(Updated: )

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation affected products. The vulnerability occurs due to improper default file permissions allowing users to exfiltrate credentials and escalate privileges.

Credit: PSIRT@rockwellautomation.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
Rockwellautomation 2800c Optixpanel Compact Firmware>=4.0.0.325<4.0.2.116
Rockwellautomation 2800c Optixpanel Compact
All of
Rockwellautomation 2800s Optixpanel Standard Firmware>=4.0.0.350<4.0.2.123
Rockwellautomation 2800s Optixpanel Standard
All of
Rockwellautomation Embedded Edge Compute Module Firmware>=4.0.0.347<4.0.2.106
Rockwellautomation Embedded Edge Compute Module

Remedy

Affected Product         First Known in Software Version         Corrected in Software Version         2800C OptixPanel™ Compact         4.0.0.325         4.0.2.116         2800S OptixPanel™ Standard         4.0.0.350         4.0.2.123         Embedded Edge Compute Module         4.0.0.347         4.0.2.106   Mitigations and Workarounds Customers using the affected software are encouraged to apply security best practices * For information on how to mitigate Security Risks on industrial automation control systems, we encourage customers to implement our suggested security best practices https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1085012/loc/en_US#__highlight  to minimize the risk of the vulnerability.

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