CVE-2024-29053: Microsoft Defender for IoT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Remote Code Execution
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2024-Apr
Released
2024-04-09
Last Updated
2024-04-11
EPSS Score
6.63% (percentile: 91.2%)

FAQ

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An authenticated attacker with access to the file upload feature could exploit this path traversal vulnerability by uploading malicious files to sensitive locations on the server. What actions do customers need to take to protect themselves from this vulnerability? Customers need to update their Defender for IoT software to version 24.1.3 or above. For more information, see OT monitoring software versions. According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An attacker would be required to have an administrative account in the Defender for OT web application or to be an authorized user with access to a private key that matches a public key already present on the server to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected Products (1)

System Center

  • Microsoft Defender for IoT

Security Updates (1)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://www.siemens-energy.com/">Siemens Energy</a>, <a href="https://www.siemens-energy.com/">Siemens Energy</a>

Revision History

  • 2024-04-09: Information published.
  • 2024-04-11: Added an FAQ. This is an information change only.