CVE-2024-41173 describes a local authentication bypass vulnerability within the IPC-Diagnostics package of Beckhoff TwinCAT/BSD, allowing a low-privileged attacker to gain unauthorized access. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently unavailable. The vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating moderate awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:beckhoff:ipc_diagnostics_package:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:beckhoff:twincat\/bsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.