CVE-2024-2461Network attack vector

Authenticated file modification via relative path traversal

Published Jun 11, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Relative path traversal in affected Hitachi Energy XMC20 and FOX61x releases allows remote authenticated users to modify inaccessible files. Hitachi Energy labels the flaw Zip Slip but does not publish the archive-processing locus or exact validation error that permits traversal. Exploitation requires high privileges over a network and affects system integrity, with no reported disclosure or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Relative path traversal in affected Hitachi Energy XMC20 and FOX61x releases allows remote authenticated users to modify inaccessible files. Hitachi Energy labels the flaw Zip Slip but does not publish the archive-processing locus or exact validation error that permits traversal. Exploitation requires high privileges over a network and affects system integrity, with no reported disclosure or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2461
Published
Jun 11, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Hitachi Energy
Product
XMC20
Classifications
CWE-23
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 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 <=XMC20 R16B Revision C (cent2_r16b04_02, co5ne_r16b04_02)
  2. Affected versionversion=XMC20 R15A
  3. Affected versionversion=XMC20 R15B
  4. Affected versionversion=XMC20 R16A

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Hitachi Energy · XMC20version=0 <=XMC20 R16B Revision C (cent2_r16b04_02, co5ne_r16b04_02); version=XMC20 R15A; version=XMC20 R15B; version=XMC20 R16A
Hitachi Energy · FOX61xversion=0 <=FOX61x R16B Revision E (cesm3_r16b04_02, cesne_r16b04_02 and f10ne_r16b04_02); version=FOX61x R15A; version=FOX61x R15B; version=FOX61x R16A

Published CVSS scores

6.9Hitachi EnergyCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.9CISACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-23Relative Path Traversal

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