Authenticated Remote Command Injection affecting Avid NEXIS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Avid Avid NEXIS E-series on Linux, Avid Avid NEXIS F-series on Linux, Avid Avid NEXIS PRO+ on Linux, Avid System Director Appliance (SDA+) on Linux allows code execution on underlying operating system with root permissions.This issue affects Avid NEXIS E-series: before 2024.6.0; Avid NEXIS F-series: before 2024.6.0; Avid NEXIS PRO+: before 2024.6.0; System Director Appliance (SDA+): before 2024.6.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avid | Avid NEXIS E-series | before 2024.6.0 | 2024.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Avid | Avid NEXIS F-series | before 2024.6.0 | 2024.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Avid | Avid NEXIS PRO+ | before 2024.6.0 | 2024.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Avid | System Director Appliance (SDA+) | before 2024.6.0 | 2024.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Avid NEXIS E-series VendorAvid Affected before 2024.6.0 Fixed in 2024.6.0 Patch available CNA
- Avid NEXIS F-series VendorAvid Affected before 2024.6.0 Fixed in 2024.6.0 Patch available CNA
- Avid NEXIS PRO+ VendorAvid Affected before 2024.6.0 Fixed in 2024.6.0 Patch available CNA
- System Director Appliance (SDA+) VendorAvid Affected before 2024.6.0 Fixed in 2024.6.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Avid NEXIS E-series (Avid) Fixed in 2024.6.0
- Fix · CNA Avid NEXIS F-series (Avid) Fixed in 2024.6.0
- Fix · CNA Avid NEXIS PRO+ (Avid) Fixed in 2024.6.0
- Fix · CNA System Director Appliance (SDA+) (Avid) Fixed in 2024.6.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-26290
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j695-2cjc-466g
References
More Avid vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-04285 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Phonetic Indexer (AvidPhoneticIndexer.exe) in Avid… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2024-17374 Unauthenticated Path Traversal affecting Avid NEXIS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-17372 Authenticated Arbitrary File Read affecting Avid NEXIS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-17373 Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion affecting Avid NEXIS CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-26290 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-26290 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j695-2cjc-466g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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