CVE-2024-47255
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 · uneditedIn 2N Access Commander versions 3.1.1.2 and prior, a local attacker can escalate their privileges in the system which could allow for arbitrary code execution with root permissions.
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 confidenceA local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in 2N Access Commander versions 3.1.1.2 and prior that allows an authenticated local attacker to gain root privileges and execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 3.1.1.2CVSS 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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Verify 2N Access Commander is installedLocate the 2N Access Commander installation directory or check system services for the application. Common locations include /opt/2n-access-commander or C:\Program Files\2N\Access Commander on Windows systems.Affected if The product is not installed on the system.
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Identify installed versionRun the version check command for 2N Access Commander. Common methods include: '2n-access-commander --version', checking the About section in the web interface, or reviewing installation logs and package metadata.Affected if Unable to determine the version number.
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare the discovered version number to the affected range: version 3.1.1.2 or any earlier version (3.1.1.2, 3.1.1.1, 3.1.1.0, etc.)Affected if The installed version is 3.1.1.2 or lower.
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Assess local access exposureDetermine if untrusted or non-administrative local users have console or SSH access to the system running 2N Access Commander.Affected if Untrusted local users can obtain authenticated access to the system.
The system is affected if 2N Access Commander is installed with version 3.1.1.2 or earlier and untrusted local users can obtain authenticated access to that system.
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 dataUpdate 2N Access Commander to a patched version beyond 3.1.1.2. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict physical and console access to trusted administrators only and monitor for suspicious local access.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-47255 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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