OMICRON StationScout up to 2.20 Firmware Update privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OMICRON StationScout up to 2.20. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Firmware Update Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-28610. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OMICRON StationScout up to 2.20. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Firmware Update Handler. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The update process in OMICRON StationGuard and OMICRON StationScout before 2.21 can be exploited by providing a modified firmware update image. This allows a remote attacker to gain root access to the system.

The weakness was published 03/23/2023. The advisory is shared at omicronenergy.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-28610 since 03/18/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/07/2025).

Upgrading to version 2.21 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-32278). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: StationScout 2.21

Timelineinfo

03/18/2023 🔍
03/23/2023 +5 days 🔍
03/23/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/07/2025 +990 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: omicronenergy.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223685
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2023 17:57
Updated: 12/07/2025 03:29
Changes: 03/23/2023 17:57 (38), 04/13/2023 10:59 (11), 12/07/2025 03:29 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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