Northern.tech Mender Client up to 4.0.4 permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Northern.tech Mender Client up to 4.0.4. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to permission. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-55959. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Northern.tech Mender Client up to 4.0.4. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Northern.tech Mender Client 4.x before 4.0.5 has Insecure Permissions.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-55959 since 12/13/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

Upgrading to version 4.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-52867). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mender Client 4.0.5

Timelineinfo

12/13/2024 🔍
01/21/2025 +39 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/22/2025 +152 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-55959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-55959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292780
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2025 22:29
Updated: 06/22/2025 23:09
Changes: 01/21/2025 22:29 (53), 03/18/2025 16:40 (1), 06/22/2025 23:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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