Privilege escalation in B&R APROL
Priority LOW 38CWE-829Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-829.
Summary
An Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in the SSH server on B&R APROL <4.4-00P1 may allow an authenticated local attacker from a trusted remote server to execute malicious commands.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0015 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed B&R APROL (B&R Industrial Automation): 4.4-00P1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&R Industrial Automation | B&R APROL | R4.4 to before 4.4-00P1 | 4.4-00P1 | Patch available | CNA |
- B&R APROL VendorB&R Industrial Automation Affected R4.4 to before 4.4-00P1 Fixed in 4.4-00P1 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:br-automation:industrial_automation_aprol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | B&R Industrial Automation |
- cpe:2.3:a:br-automation:industrial_automation_aprol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·B&R Industrial Automation
Remediation
- Fix · CNA B&R APROL (B&R Industrial Automation) Fixed in 4.4-00P1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45482
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxc9-9wjf-5v8p
References
More B&R Industrial Automation vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01522 Improper Authentication Mechanism in B&R VC4 Visualization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21498 Buffer overflow when changing configuration on Tbase Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21496 Memory leak when receiving messages in APROL Tbase server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21495 Lack of authentication when managing APROL database CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2024-30523 Unauthorized local file reading in B&R APROL CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2024-00297 FTP uses unsecure encryption mechanisms CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-45482 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45482 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxc9-9wjf-5v8p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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