Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-2012

Critical

Published: 11 June 2024

Published
11 June 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0035 57.8th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-2012 is a critical-severity Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) vulnerability in Hitachienergy Unem. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 42.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

vulnerability exists in the FOXMAN-UN/UNEM server / API Gateway that if exploited an attacker could use to allow unintended commands or code to be executed on the UNEM server allowing sensitive data to be read or modified or could cause…

more

other unintended behavior

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

hitachienergy
foxman-un
r15a, r15b, r16a, r16b
hitachienergy
unem
r15a, r15b, r16a, r16b

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-288

Authorizing remote access reduces the ability to bypass authentication via unauthorized alternate remote channels.

addresses: CWE-288

Users can identify logons via alternate paths or channels by reviewing the previous logon time.

addresses: CWE-288

Adaptive requirements can apply across access paths, reducing the ability to bypass authentication via alternate channels or paths.

addresses: CWE-288

Centralized IdPs close alternate authentication paths that enable bypass.

addresses: CWE-288

Enforces authentication for non-organizational users, making it harder to bypass via alternate paths or channels.

addresses: CWE-288

Requires authentication to occur exclusively over the isolated trusted path, directly preventing bypass via alternate or untrusted channels.

References