CVE-2023-29414

Local privilege escalation via unchecked string copy

Published Jul 12, 2023 · Updated Nov 7, 2024

Classic buffer overflow in Accutech Manager 2.7 and earlier allows local users to escalate privileges through a crafted string. Schneider Electric discloses only that a local function call copies specific string input without checking its size; the function and destination buffer are undisclosed. A low-privileged local account and access to that call are required, and successful memory corruption raises the caller's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Classic buffer overflow in Accutech Manager 2.7 and earlier allows local users to escalate privileges through a crafted string. Schneider Electric discloses only that a local function call copies specific string input without checking its size; the function and destination buffer are undisclosed. A low-privileged local account and access to that call are required, and successful memory corruption raises the caller's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-29414
Published
Jul 12, 2023
Updated
Nov 7, 2024
Vendor
Distributed Data Systems
Product
Accutech Manager
Classifications
CWE-120, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.7
  2. Affected versionversion=Version 2.7 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Distributed Data Systems · Accutech Managerversion=0 <=2.7; version=Version 2.7 and prior

Published CVSS scores

7.8Schneider ElectricCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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