CVE-2024-37365

Privilege escalation via writable project macros

Published Nov 12, 2024 · Updated Nov 12, 2024

Improper input validation in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 14 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Default project folders grant the Windows INTERACTIVE group write access, so a local user can alter or delete HMI files and replace a project macro with arbitrary code. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and passive execution of the modified macro, exposing the higher-privilege application context to code execution.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 14 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Default project folders grant the Windows INTERACTIVE group write access, so a local user can alter or delete HMI files and replace a project macro with arbitrary code. Exploitation requires low-privilege local access and passive execution of the modified macro, exposing the higher-privilege application context to code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-37365
Published
Nov 12, 2024
Updated
Nov 12, 2024
Vendor
Rockwell Automation
Product
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition
Classifications
CWE-20, CAPEC-242, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=v14
  2. Affected versionversion=>=V14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Rockwell Automation · FactoryTalk View Machine Editionversion=0 <=v14; version=>=V14

Published CVSS scores

7.3Rockwell AutomationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.0Rockwell AutomationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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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-20Improper Input Validation
CAPEC-242Code Injection
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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