Local privilege escalation via privileged updater service
Published Jul 8, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Privilege escalation in Siemens Medicalis Workflow Orchestrator allows local users to gain elevated privileges through its Windows updater. The Client Updater Windows Service runs under a trusted account with high privileges and network access, exposing that authority through improper ownership management. Exploitation requires an authenticated local account; Siemens has not disclosed the exact ownership operation an attacker abuses.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Siemens Medicalis Workflow Orchestrator allows local users to gain elevated privileges through its Windows updater. The Client Updater Windows Service runs under a trusted account with high privileges and network access, exposing that authority through improper ownership management. Exploitation requires an authenticated local account; Siemens has not disclosed the exact ownership operation an attacker abuses.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-37999
- Published
- Jul 8, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- Medicalis Workflow Orchestrator
- Classifications
- CWE-282, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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