CVE-2024-6791

Code execution via crafted model file paths

Published Jul 22, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Path traversal in NI VeriStand 2024 Q2 and earlier allows attackers to execute code by having a user open a crafted .vsmodel file. The .vsmodel loader fails to restrict file paths to an intended directory, so traversal paths in model content can reach files outside that directory. Execution requires local access to supply the file and user interaction to open it, after which code runs in the VeriStand user's context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in NI VeriStand 2024 Q2 and earlier allows attackers to execute code by having a user open a crafted .vsmodel file. The .vsmodel loader fails to restrict file paths to an intended directory, so traversal paths in model content can reach files outside that directory. Execution requires local access to supply the file and user interaction to open it, after which code runs in the VeriStand user's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6791
Published
Jul 22, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
National Instruments
Product
VeriStand
Classifications
CWE-22, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=24.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

National Instruments · VeriStandversion=0 <=24.2

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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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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