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TI-2024-17372 Aliases CVE-2024-26291GHSA-ppfc-qhxq-94wr

Authenticated Arbitrary File Read affecting Avid NEXIS

Priority HIGH 77CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

An Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read vulnerability affects the Agent when installed on a system. The parameter filename does not validate the path thus allowing users to read arbitrary files. As the application runs with the highest privileges (root/NT_AUTHORITY SYSTEM) by default attackers are able to obtain sensitive information. This issue affects Avid NEXIS E-series: before 2025.5.1; Avid NEXIS F-series: before 2025.5.1; Avid NEXIS PRO+: before 2025.5.1; System Director Appliance (SDA+): before 2025.5.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01162 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Avid NEXIS E-series (Avid): 2025.5.1Avid NEXIS F-series (Avid): 2025.5.1+2 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AvidAvid NEXIS E-seriesbefore 2025.5.12025.5.1Patch availableCNA
AvidAvid NEXIS F-seriesbefore 2025.5.12025.5.1Patch availableCNA
AvidAvid NEXIS PRO+before 2025.5.12025.5.1Patch availableCNA
AvidSystem Director Appliance (SDA+)before 2025.5.12025.5.1Patch availableCNA
  • Avid NEXIS E-series VendorAvid Affected before 2025.5.1 Fixed in 2025.5.1 Patch available CNA
  • Avid NEXIS F-series VendorAvid Affected before 2025.5.1 Fixed in 2025.5.1 Patch available CNA
  • Avid NEXIS PRO+ VendorAvid Affected before 2025.5.1 Fixed in 2025.5.1 Patch available CNA
  • System Director Appliance (SDA+) VendorAvid Affected before 2025.5.1 Fixed in 2025.5.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Avid NEXIS E-series (Avid) Fixed in 2025.5.1
  • Fix · CNA Avid NEXIS F-series (Avid) Fixed in 2025.5.1
  • Fix · CNA Avid NEXIS PRO+ (Avid) Fixed in 2025.5.1
  • Fix · CNA System Director Appliance (SDA+) (Avid) Fixed in 2025.5.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Avid NEXIS E-series, Avid NEXIS F-series and 2 more products — resources.avid.com/SupportFiles/attach/AvidNEXIS/AvidNEXIS_…

    3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-17374 Unauthenticated Path Traversal affecting Avid NEXISPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2024-17373 Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion affecting Avid NEXISPriority MEDIUM 64
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-26291
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppfc-qhxq-94wr

References

Advisory 2

  • 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-2024-17371 Authenticated Remote Command Injection affecting Avid NEXIS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-17373 Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion affecting Avid NEXIS CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1

Sources

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