CVE-2024-8531Network attack vector

Root code execution via unsigned upgrade scripts

Published Oct 11, 2024 · Updated Oct 15, 2024

Signature verification failure in Schneider Electric Data Center Expert 8.1.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute root code. The server accepts a manipulated upgrade bundle containing arbitrary Bash scripts without properly validating its cryptographic signature. Exploitation requires a highly privileged account that can install server updates, and successful execution fully compromises the appliance.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Signature verification failure in Schneider Electric Data Center Expert 8.1.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute root code. The server accepts a manipulated upgrade bundle containing arbitrary Bash scripts without properly validating its cryptographic signature. Exploitation requires a highly privileged account that can install server updates, and successful execution fully compromises the appliance.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8531
Published
Oct 11, 2024
Updated
Oct 15, 2024
Vendor
Distributed Data Systems
Product
EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert
Classifications
CWE-347, CAPEC-463, CAPEC-475, T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 15, 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 <=8.1.1.3
  2. Affected versionversion=Versions 8.1.1.3 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Distributed Data Systems · EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expertversion=0 <=8.1.1.3; version=Versions 8.1.1.3 and prior

Published CVSS scores

7.2Schneider ElectricCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-347Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
CAPEC-463Padding Oracle Crypto Attack
CAPEC-475Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation
T1059.004Unix Shell

Public exploit references

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