CVE-2024-38876
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 · uneditedA vulnerability has been identified in Omnivise T3000 Application Server R9.2 (All versions), Omnivise T3000 Domain Controller R9.2 (All versions), Omnivise T3000 Product Data Management (PDM) R9.2 (All versions), Omnivise T3000 R8.2 SP3 (All versions), Omnivise T3000 R8.2 SP4 (All versions), Omnivise T3000 Terminal Server R9.2 (All versions), Omnivise T3000 Thin Client R9.2 (All versions), Omnivise T3000 Whitelisting Server R9.2 (All versions). The affected application regularly executes user modifiable code as a privileged user. This could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
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 · high confidenceThe Omnivise T3000 application executes user-modifiable code (scripts, configuration files, or other executable content) with elevated/privileged user rights. A local authenticated attacker with standard user access can modify this executable code to inject arbitrary commands, which will then be executed with the same elevated privileges, achieving local privilege escalation.
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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>= r9.2>= r9.2>= r9.2>= r9.2>= r9.2>= r9.2CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 Omnivise T3000 installation and versionCheck the Windows registry for installed Siemens Omnivise T3000 components under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Siemens\ or inspect the program files directory (typically C:\Program Files\Siemens\Omnivise T3000\) for version information in about or version files.Affected if The installed version is r9.2 or higher for any Omnivise T3000 component (Application Server, Domain Controller, Product Data Management, Terminal Server, Thin Client, or Whitelisting Server).
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Locate executable code and scriptsSearch the Omnivise T3000 installation directory for file types that can contain executable content: .exe, .dll, .bat, .cmd, .ps1, .vbs, .js, .jar, .xml configuration files, and any user-modifiable script files.Affected if Executable files, scripts, or configuration files exist within the Omnivise T3000 installation path.
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Inspect file permissions on executable contentUse icacls or Get-Acl PowerShell cmdlet to examine permissions on identified scripts, configuration files, and executables. Check if standard (non-privileged) users have Write (W) or Modify (M) permissions.Affected if Standard authenticated users have write or modify permissions on any script, configuration file, or executable used by the Omnivise T3000 application.
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Identify the service account running Omnivise T3000 servicesRun 'sc queryex type= service state= all' or check Services.msc to find Omnivise T3000 services. Use 'sc qc <service_name>' to query the service configuration and identify the account under which the service runs.Affected if Omnivise T3000 services run under a privileged account (such as LocalSystem, LocalService, or a domain admin account) rather than a restricted service account.
The environment is affected if Siemens Omnivise T3000 version r9.2 or higher is installed and standard users can modify any scripts, configuration files, or executable code that the application runs with elevated privileges.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataRestrict file system permissions on all executable code, scripts, and configuration files to prevent modification by non-privileged users, implement code signing/ integrity validation before execution, and apply vendor security patches when available.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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