An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before.
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-280Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Privilege escalation can occur via world writable files. The network configuration script has weak filesystem permissions. This results in write access for all authenticated users and the possibility to escalate from user privileges to administrative privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00642 51st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:elspec-ltd:g5dfr_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.2.1.12 | Vulnerable | Elspec-ltd |
| cpe:2.3:h:elspec-ltd:g5dfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Elspec-ltd |
- cpe:2.3:o:elspec-ltd:g5dfr_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.1.12 Vulnerable ·Elspec-ltd
- cpe:2.3:h:elspec-ltd:g5dfr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Elspec-ltd
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7x54-8vhv-9frj
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Elspec-ltd G5dfr Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-14692 An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14691 An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14690 An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-31058 An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Elspec Engineering G5 Digital Fault… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-31057 An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder version 1.2.1.12 and earlier. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-31056 Elspec Engineering G5 Digital Fault Recorder Firmware v1.2.1.12 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-22078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-22078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7x54-8vhv-9frj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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