Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface
Priority HIGH 65CWE-1299Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The device directly executes .patch firmware upgrade files on a USB stick without any prior authentication in the admin interface. This leads to an unauthenticated code execution via the firmware upgrade function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed IoT Interface & CMC III Processing Unit (RITTAL GmbH & Co. KG): 6.21.00.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RITTAL GmbH & Co. KG | IoT Interface & CMC III Processing Unit | before 6.21.00.2 | 6.21.00.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- IoT Interface & CMC III Processing Unit VendorRITTAL GmbH & Co. KG Affected before 6.21.00.2 Fixed in 6.21.00.2 Patch available CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rittal_gmbh_and_co.kg:iot_interface_and_cmc_iii_processing_unit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:rittal_gmbh_and_co.kg:iot_interface_and_cmc_iii_processing_unit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
- Fix · CNA IoT Interface & CMC III Processing Unit (RITTAL GmbH & Co. KG) Fixed in 6.21.00.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47944
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m36f-v9qc-f9h5
References
More RITTAL GmbH & Co. KG vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-32186 Improper signature verification of firmware upgrade files CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-47944 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-47944 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m36f-v9qc-f9h5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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