CVE-2024-22016

Local privilege escalation via writable installation directory

Published Feb 1, 2024 · Updated Nov 8, 2024

Incorrect permissions in Rapid SCADA 5.8.4 and earlier allow local users to escalate privileges by writing to the Scada directory. The installation assigns permissions that let authenticated host users modify files directly under the application directory; no finer-grained locus is public. Exploitation requires a local authenticated account, and public disclosures do not identify the specific file or privileged execution path used.

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

What happened

Incorrect permissions in Rapid SCADA 5.8.4 and earlier allow local users to escalate privileges by writing to the Scada directory. The installation assigns permissions that let authenticated host users modify files directly under the application directory; no finer-grained locus is public. Exploitation requires a local authenticated account, and public disclosures do not identify the specific file or privileged execution path used.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22016
Published
Feb 1, 2024
Updated
Nov 8, 2024
Vendor
Rapid Software LLC
Product
Rapid SCADA
Classifications
CWE-732, T1574.010
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 8, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5.8.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Rapid Software LLC · Rapid SCADAversion=0 <=5.8.4

Published CVSS scores

7.8ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1574.010Services File Permissions Weakness

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