Administrative code execution via licensing file tampering
Published Jul 4, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Unsafe reflection in the licensing feature of Mitsubishi Electric automation products allows local users to execute code as administrators. The feature selects executable code from a system-unprotected file that a local user can alter; the vendor has not disclosed the file name or parsing locus. Exploitation requires low local privileges, user interaction, and a high-complexity path, with successful execution compromising the host.
Summary
What happened
Unsafe reflection in the licensing feature of Mitsubishi Electric automation products allows local users to execute code as administrators. The feature selects executable code from a system-unprotected file that a local user can alter; the vendor has not disclosed the file name or parsing locus. Exploitation requires low local privileges, user interaction, and a high-complexity path, with successful execution compromising the host.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-1574
- Published
- Jul 4, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Product
- AnalytiX
- Classifications
- CWE-470, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=versions 10.97.2 and prior
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