Directory Path Traversal Vulnerability in NI VeriStand with vsmodel Files

published 2024-07-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47820

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits: 0; none known

A directory path traversal vulnerability exists when loading a vsmodel file in NI VeriStand that may result in remote code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted .vsmodel file. This vulnerability affects VeriStand 2024 Q2 and prior versions.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-23)

Exploit prediction

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

NI VeriStand

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

ni.com /en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/directory-path-traversal-vulnerab
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-6791
NVD CVE-2024-6791

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Summary