CVE-2024-22808
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue in Tormach xsTECH CNC Router, PathPilot Controller v2.9.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by disrupting the communication between the PathPilot controller and the CNC router via overwriting the card's name in the device memory.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe vulnerability in Tormach xsTECH CNC Router PathPilot Controller v2.9.6 allows attackers to overwrite the card's name in device memory, causing a Denial of Service by disrupting communication between the PathPilot controller and the CNC router. This is a memory manipulation attack affecting the controller-router communication pathway.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.9.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify PathPilot Controller versionAccess the PathPilot Controller interface and navigate to the system information or about section to confirm the installed version number is 2.9.6Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.9.6
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Verify network accessibility of controllerCheck if the PathPilot Controller network interface is exposed to untrusted networks or accessible via insecure connectionsAffected if The controller is reachable from networks without proper access controls
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Assess device memory access exposureReview the controller configuration and network settings to determine if write access to device memory can be triggered remotelyAffected if The system allows remote or unauthenticated memory write operations to the device
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Check for communication disruption indicatorsMonitor PathPilot controller logs and CNC router communication status for signs of intermittent connectivity or communication failuresAffected if Communication between controller and CNC router is unstable or frequently dropping
A user is affected if they are running exactly version 2.9.6 of the Tormach PathPilot Controller and the device memory is accessible to unauthorized actors on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataIf a patched version is available, update PathPilot Controller to the latest version. Otherwise, implement strict access controls on the device and network segmentation to prevent unauthorized memory access, as the attack vector requires the ability to write to device memory.
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