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CVE-2024-50591 (GCVE-0-2024-50591)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-08 12:01 – Updated: 2025-11-03 22:28

Title

Local Privilege Escalation via Command Injection

Summary

An attacker with local access the to medical office computer can escalate his Windows user privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by exploiting a command injection vulnerability in the Elefant Update Service. The command injection can be exploited by communicating with the Elefant Update Service which is running as "SYSTEM" via Windows Named Pipes.The Elefant Software Updater (ESU) consists of two components. An ESU service which runs as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" and an ESU tray client which communicates with the service to update or repair the installation and is running with user permissions. The communication is implemented using named pipes. A crafted message of type "MessageType.SupportServiceInfos" can be sent to the local ESU service to inject commands, which are then executed as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM".

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-11-08 15:36 UTC

CWE

CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Assigner

SEC-VLab CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 83/100 over 23 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://r.sec-consult.com/hasomed	third-party-advisory
https://hasomed.de/produkte/elefant/	patch
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/3

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
HASOMED	Elefant Software Updater	Affected: <1.4.2.1811 (custom)	guessed
hasomed	elefant_software_updater	Affected: 0 , < 1.4.2.1811 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:hasomed:elefant_software_updater::::::::

Credits

Tobias Niemann, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Daniel Hirschberger, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Florian Stuhlmann, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab

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FKIE_CVE-2024-50591

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-11-08 12:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:04

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf	https://hasomed.de/produkte/elefant/
	551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf	https://r.sec-consult.com/hasomed
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/3

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Elefant Software Updater",
          "vendor": "HASOMED",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003c1.4.2.1811",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf"
    },
    {
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          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:hasomed:elefant_software_updater:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "unknown",
          "product": "elefant_software_updater",
          "vendor": "hasomed",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "1.4.2.1811",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "An attacker with local access the to medical office computer can \nescalate his Windows user privileges to \"NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM\" by \nexploiting a command injection vulnerability in the Elefant Update \nService. The command injection can be exploited by communicating with \nthe Elefant Update Service which is running as \"SYSTEM\" via Windows \nNamed Pipes.The Elefant Software Updater (ESU) consists of two components. An ESU\n service which runs as \"NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM\" and an ESU tray client \nwhich communicates with the service to update or repair the installation\n and is running with user permissions. The communication is implemented \nusing named pipes. A crafted message of type \n\"MessageType.SupportServiceInfos\" can be sent to the local ESU service \nto inject commands, which are then executed as \"NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM\"."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Un atacante con acceso local al equipo del consultorio m\u00e9dico puede escalar sus privilegios de usuario de Windows a \"NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM\" explotando una vulnerabilidad de inyecci\u00f3n de comandos en el Servicio de actualizaci\u00f3n de Elefant. La inyecci\u00f3n de comandos se puede explotar comunic\u00e1ndose con el Servicio de actualizaci\u00f3n de Elefant que se ejecuta como \"SYSTEM\" a trav\u00e9s de canalizaciones con nombre de Windows. El Actualizador de software de Elefant (ESU) consta de dos componentes. Un servicio ESU que se ejecuta como \"NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM\" y un cliente de bandeja de ESU que se comunica con el servicio para actualizar o reparar la instalaci\u00f3n y se ejecuta con permisos de usuario. La comunicaci\u00f3n se implementa mediante canalizaciones con nombre. Se puede enviar un mensaje manipulado de tipo \"MessageType.SupportServiceInfos\" al servicio ESU local para inyectar comandos, que luego se ejecutan como \"NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM\"."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2024-50591",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T08:04:45.930",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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          "timestamp": "2024-11-08T15:36:14.988199Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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      "url": "https://hasomed.de/produkte/elefant/"
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GHSA-HGGH-F6M4-4C3W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-08 12:31 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31

Details

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-50591"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-77"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-08T12:15:14Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An attacker with local access the to medical office computer can \nescalate his Windows user privileges to \"NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM\" by \nexploiting a command injection vulnerability in the Elefant Update \nService. The command injection can be exploited by communicating with \nthe Elefant Update Service which is running as \"SYSTEM\" via Windows \nNamed Pipes.The Elefant Software Updater (ESU) consists of two components. An ESU\n service which runs as \"NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM\" and an ESU tray client \nwhich communicates with the service to update or repair the installation\n and is running with user permissions. The communication is implemented \nusing named pipes. A crafted message of type \n\"MessageType.SupportServiceInfos\" can be sent to the local ESU service \nto inject commands, which are then executed as \"NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM\".",
  "id": "GHSA-hggh-f6m4-4c3w",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:58Z",
  "published": "2024-11-08T12:31:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50591"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://hasomed.de/produkte/elefant"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://r.sec-consult.com/hasomed"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/3"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

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