CVE-2024-22080Network attack vector

Unauthenticated memory corruption via XML body parsing

Published Mar 20, 2024 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Memory corruption in Elspec G5DFR 1.1.4.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to corrupt memory through unauthenticated XML requests. Elspec has not published the affected parser routine, malformed XML element, or missing bounds operation. The device web server exposes the parser remotely without authentication, while the outcome beyond memory corruption remains undisclosed.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.78%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in Elspec G5DFR 1.1.4.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to corrupt memory through unauthenticated XML requests. Elspec has not published the affected parser routine, malformed XML element, or missing bounds operation. The device web server exposes the parser remotely without authentication, while the outcome beyond memory corruption remains undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22080
Published
Mar 20, 2024
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Elspec Engineering Ltd.
Product
G5DFR Multi-Functional Digital Fault Recorder
Classifications
CWE-119, T0866
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.4.15

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Elspec Engineering Ltd. · G5DFR Multi-Functional Digital Fault Recorderversion=0 <=1.1.4.15

Published CVSS scores

9.8INCIBE-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
T0866Exploitation of Remote Services

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