CVE-2024-49501
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 · uneditedSysmac Studio provided by OMRON Corporation contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability. If this vulnerability is exploited, an attacker may access the program which is protected by Data Protection function.
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 confidenceSysmac Studio contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in its Data Protection function. An attacker can bypass the authorization mechanism to access programs that should be protected. This is a logic-level authorization bypass rather than a memory corruption or injection flaw.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
-
Identify Sysmac Studio installationCheck if Sysmac Studio is installed on the system. Look for the application in typical installation directories such as C:\Program Files\OMRON\Sysmac Studio, or check the Windows Start Menu for OMRON Sysmac Studio.Affected if Sysmac Studio is installed on the system
-
Determine installed Sysmac Studio versionOpen Sysmac Studio and navigate to Help > About Sysmac Studio, or locate the version information in the Windows installed programs list (Programs and Features). Compare the version number against any affected version ranges provided by OMRON.Affected if The installed version falls within the affected version range and the specific version is vulnerable
-
Verify Data Protection feature is in useOpen existing projects and check if the Data Protection function is configured. Look for protected programs or project elements in the project tree that have protection indicators (typically lock icons or similar).Affected if Data Protection is enabled and projects/programs are marked as protected
-
Review project protection settingsWithin Sysmac Studio, examine the Data Protection settings for each project. Check the authorization configuration for accessing protected programs through Project > Properties or the Data Protection management panel.Affected if Protected programs exist and the Data Protection authorization mechanism can be bypassed
-
Inspect for unauthorized access attemptsReview any available application logs, Windows Event Viewer logs, or project audit logs for access attempts to protected programs that may indicate exploitation of the authorization bypass.Affected if Logs show access attempts to protected content that should have been denied
The environment is affected if Sysmac Studio with a vulnerable version is installed, Data Protection is used to protect programs, and the authorization bypass can be triggered to access protected content without proper credentials.
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 dataApply vendor-supplied patches or updates for Sysmac Studio when released. Until patches are available, implement compensating controls such as network segmentation, restricting access to authorized personnel only, and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $3,392.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2024-49501 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-49501 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
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data