Improper privilege management in Schneider Electric Vijeo Designer
Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access, loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability of the workstation when non-admin authenticated user tries to perform privilege escalation by tampering with the binaries.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00209 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider Electric | Vijeo Designer | Prior to V6.3 SP1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Schneider Electric | Vijeo Designer embedded in EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert | All Versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Vijeo Designer VendorSchneider Electric Affected Prior to V6.3 SP1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Vijeo Designer embedded in EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert VendorSchneider Electric Affected All Versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:vijeo_designer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.3 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:vijeo_designer:6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:vijeo_designer_embedded_in_ecostruxure_machine_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:vijeo_designer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.3 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:vijeo_designer:6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:vijeo_designer_embedded_in_ecostruxure_machine_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8306
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9c5-cgr2-rx6v
References
More Schneider Electric Vijeo Designer vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-05586 Path traversal in Harmony/HMI Products Configured by Vijeo Designer , Vijeo Designer… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-06024 Hard-coded credentials in Vijeo Designer Basic and Vijeo Designer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-05587 Memory corruption in Harmony HMI Products Configured by Vijeo Designer or EcoStruxure… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-06013 Untrusted search path in Vijeo Designer Basic and Vijeo Designer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-05697 Incorrect default permissions in Harmony/Magelis iPC Series , Vijeo Designer , Vijeo… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-8306 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8306 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q9c5-cgr2-rx6v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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