HMI traffic tampering via missing integrity enforcement
Published Jan 17, 2025 · Updated Sep 9, 2025
Message-integrity failure in Schneider Electric Pro-face software allows attackers to alter HMI traffic through network interception. The communication channel does not adequately verify that received HMI messages retain their integrity after transit; the specific protocol and code locus are undisclosed. Exploitation requires a man-in-the-middle position and passive user interaction, and it can expose HMI data, alter HMI communications, or interrupt HMI availability.
Summary
What happened
Message-integrity failure in Schneider Electric Pro-face software allows attackers to alter HMI traffic through network interception. The communication channel does not adequately verify that received HMI messages retain their integrity after transit; the specific protocol and code locus are undisclosed. Exploitation requires a man-in-the-middle position and passive user interaction, and it can expose HMI data, alter HMI communications, or interrupt HMI availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-12399
- Published
- Jan 17, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 9, 2025
- Vendor
- Distributed Data Systems
- Product
- Pro-face GP-Pro EX
- Classifications
- CWE-924, T1557
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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