Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-50960

HighPublic PoCRCE

Published: 15 April 2025

Published
15 April 2025
Modified
25 April 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0257 85.9th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-50960 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Extron Smp 111 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Unix Shell (T1059.004); ranked in the top 14.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A command injection vulnerability in the Nmap diagnostic tool in the admin web console of Extron SMP 111 <=3.01, SMP 351 <=2.16, SMP 352 <= 2.16, and SME 211 <= 3.02, allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands…

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as root on the underlying operating system.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
Why these techniques?

The command injection vulnerability in the web console's Nmap diagnostic tool enables remote authenticated arbitrary OS command execution as root, facilitating Unix Shell execution (T1059.004), exploitation for privilege escalation (T1068), exploitation of public-facing web applications (T1190), and exploitation of remote services (T1210).

Affected Assets

extron
smp 111 firmware
≤ 3.01
extron
smp 351 firmware
≤ 2.16
extron
smp 352 firmware
≤ 2.16
extron
sme 211 firmware
≤ 3.02

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-94

Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.

addresses: CWE-94

Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.

addresses: CWE-94

Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.

addresses: CWE-94

Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.

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