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CVE-2024-8533

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2024-09-12
  • WeaknessCWE-269 · CWE-276

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Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation affected products. The vulnerability occurs due to improper default file permissions allowing users to exfiltrate credentials and escalate privileges.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-09-1220:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

CISA-ADP · NVD
Rockwellautomation 2800c optixpanel compact
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0= 4.0.0.325no fix published
Rockwellautomation 2800c optixpanel compact firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0≥ 4.0.0.325, < 4.0.2.1164.0.2.116
Rockwellautomation 2800s optixpanel standard
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0= 4.0.0.350no fix published

3 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-24-256-19 CISA3 known affected

    Rockwell Automation OptixPanel

    Rockwell Automation 2800C OptixPanel Compact: 4.0.0.325 · Rockwell Automation 2800S OptixPanel Standard: 4.0.0.350 · Rockwell Automation Embedded Edge Compute Module: 4.0.0.347

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-24-256-19 · 1 product2800C OptixPanel Compact: 4.0.2.116
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-24-256-19 · 1 product2800S OptixPanel Standard: 4.0.2.123
  3. Vendor fix CISA ICSA-24-256-19 · 1 productEmbedded Edge Compute Module: 4.0.2.106
  4. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-24-256-19 · 3 productsRockwell Automation addressed this issue in the following software versions:
  5. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-24-256-19 · 3 productsFor information on how to mitigate security risks on industrial automation control systems, Rockwell Automation encourages customers to implement their suggested security best practices to minimize the risk of the vulnerability.
  6. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-24-256-19 · 3 productsFor more information, see Rockwell Automation's security advisory.

Advisories and patches

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-09-12
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 4.07.7read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-269read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-276read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2024-09-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8533?

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation affected products. The vulnerability occurs due to improper default file permissions allowing users to exfiltrate credentials and escalate privileges.

Is CVE-2024-8533 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-8533 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-8533?

CVE-2024-8533 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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