Security Resilience

CVE-2024-23485

Published
11 July 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 4.6
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0019 8th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2024-23485 is a medium-severity Improperly Preserved Integrity of Hardware Configuration State During a Power Save/Restore Operation (CWE-1304) vulnerability in Gallagher Controller (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 4.6 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique NTDS (T1003.003); ranked at the 8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to CP-10 (System Recovery and Reconstitution) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Improperly Preserved Integrity of Hardware Configuration State During a Power Save/Restore Operation (CWE-1304) in the Controller 6000 and 7000 can lead to secured door locks connected via Aperio Communication Hubs to momentarily allow free access. This issue affects: Gallagher Controller…

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6000 and 7000 9.10 prior to vCR9.10.240520a (distributed in 9.10.1268(MR1)), 9.00 prior to vCR9.00.240521a (distributed in 9.00.1990(MR3)), 8.90 prior to vCR8.90.240520a (distributed in 8.90.1947 (MR4)), 8.80 prior to vCR8.80.240520a (distributed in 8.80.1726 (MR5)), 8.70 prior to vCR8.70.240520a (distributed in 8.70.2824 (MR7)), all versions of 8.60 and prior.

CWE(s)
CWE-1304

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.007 Proc Filesystem Credential Access
Adversaries may gather credentials from the proc filesystem or `/proc`.
attack.mitre.org →
T1016.001 Internet Connection Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
attack.mitre.org →
T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares Lateral Movement
Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.
attack.mitre.org →
T1021.008 Direct Cloud VM Connections Lateral Movement
Adversaries may leverage [Valid Accounts](https://attack.
attack.mitre.org →
T1027.002 Software Packing Stealth
Adversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

Affected Assets

Gallagher
Controller
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

CP-10 System Recovery and Reconstitution partial match

Mandates recovery and reconstitution of the system to a known state, which structurally prevents unverified configuration state after power operations.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

DE.CM-09 partial match
blocks

Hardware monitoring can detect resulting anomalies but does not prevent or ensure integrity during the power operation itself.

PR.PS-01 partial match
blocks

Configuration management practices directly require preserving verified hardware state across power transitions.

RC.RP-05 partial match
blocks

Verifying integrity of restored assets explicitly covers hardware configuration state after power or other restore operations.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
removes
A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
removes
A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
removes
A.8.32 Change management partial match
blocks

A.8.32 mandates a formal, documented change-management process (planning, authorization, testing, deployment, records) to preserve security during changes; it does not address or stop exploitation of a hardware-level power-save/restore bug that fails to preserve configuration integrity.

A.8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities partial match
removes
A.8.9 Configuration management partial match
blocks

A.8.9 defines, records, monitors and enforces secure configuration templates and change control; it has no bearing on preserving hardware configuration integrity across a power-save/restore cycle, so the weakness can still be present and exploitable.

References