Improper privilege management in Siemens Mendix Applications using Mendix 10
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 (All versions < V10.11.0), Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 (V10.6) (All versions < V10.6.9), Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 (All versions >= V9.3.0 < V9.24.22). Affected applications could allow users with the capability to manage a role to elevate the access rights of users with that role. Successful exploitation requires to guess the id of a target role which contains the elevated access rights.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 | before V10.11.0 | V10.11.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 (V10.6) | before V10.6.9 | V10.6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Siemens | Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 | V9.3.0 to before V9.24.22 | V9.24.22 | Patch available | CNA |
- Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 VendorSiemens Affected before V10.11.0 Fixed in V10.11.0 Patch available CNA
- Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 (V10.6) VendorSiemens Affected before V10.6.9 Fixed in V10.6.9 Patch available CNA
- Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 VendorSiemens Affected V9.3.0 to before V9.24.22 Fixed in V9.24.22 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 (Siemens) Fixed in V10.11.0
- Fix · CNA Mendix Applications using Mendix 10 (V10.6) (Siemens) Fixed in V10.6.9
- Fix · CNA Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 (Siemens) Fixed in V9.24.22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-33500
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-497q-xhqw-fw3m
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-33500 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-33500 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-497q-xhqw-fw3m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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