Privilege escalation in Guardian/CMC before 24.6.0
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability may enable a service account to elevate its privileges. The sudo rules configured for a local service account were excessively permissive, potentially allowing administrative access if a malicious actor could execute arbitrary commands as that account. It is important to note that no such vector has been identified in this instance.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nozomi Networks | Guardian | before 24.6.0 | 24.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Nozomi Networks | CMC | before 24.6.0 | 24.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Guardian VendorNozomi Networks Affected before 24.6.0 Fixed in 24.6.0 Patch available CNA
- CMC VendorNozomi Networks Affected before 24.6.0 Fixed in 24.6.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Guardian (Nozomi Networks) Fixed in 24.6.0
- Fix · CNA CMC (Nozomi Networks) Fixed in 24.6.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Nozomi Networks CMC, Guardian 24.6.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-12137 Authenticated RCE in update functionality in Guardian/CMC before 24.6.0Priority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13090
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55jr-mfpr-5vwv
References
More Nozomi Networks vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00470 Authenticated RCE on project configuration import in Guardian/CMC before 22.0.0 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-24526 DoS through oversized audit log entries in Guardian/CMC before 26.2.0 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-15926 DoS on IDS parsing of malformed asset fields in Guardian/CMC >= 22.6.0 before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2023-13657 SQL Injection on IDS parsing of malformed asset fields in Guardian/CMC >= 22.6.0 before 22.6.3 and 23.1.0 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2024-00196 DoS on IDS parsing of malformed Radius packets in Guardian before 23.4.1 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2021-08402 Authenticated command injection when changing date settings or hostname in Guardian/CMC before 20.0.7.4 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2024-13090 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13090 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-55jr-mfpr-5vwv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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