CVE-2024-5602

Arbitrary code execution via malformed trace file

Published Jul 23, 2024 · Updated Aug 27, 2025

Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments NI I/O Trace 24.3 and earlier allows attackers to execute code via a crafted nitrace file. The Windows tool processes an attacker-supplied nitrace file without a required bounds check, overflowing a stack buffer. Exploitation requires a user to open the crafted file in I/O Trace, which is installed through System Configuration, after which injected code runs in that user’s context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments NI I/O Trace 24.3 and earlier allows attackers to execute code via a crafted nitrace file. The Windows tool processes an attacker-supplied nitrace file without a required bounds check, overflowing a stack buffer. Exploitation requires a user to open the crafted file in I/O Trace, which is installed through System Configuration, after which injected code runs in that user’s context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5602
Published
Jul 23, 2024
Updated
Aug 27, 2025
Vendor
National Instruments
Product
System Configuration
Classifications
CWE-121, CAPEC-100, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=24.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

National Instruments · System Configurationversion=0 <=24.3
National Instruments · NI I/O Traceversion=0 <=24.3

Published CVSS scores

7.8National InstrumentsCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-100Overflow Buffers
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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