CVE-2024-28140 json
Violation of Least Privilege Principle
published 2024-12-11 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-25287
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The scanner device boots into a kiosk mode by default and opens the Scan2Net interface in a browser window. This browser is run with the permissions of the root user. There are also several other applications running as root user. This can be confirmed by running "ps aux" as the root user and observing the output.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Image Access GmbH Scan2Net
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
References
-
imageaccess.de
/?page=SupportPortal&lang=en
patch
-
r.sec-consult.com
/imageaccess
third-party-advisory
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/2
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-28140
- NVD CVE-2024-28140
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