Thermo Fisher Scientific Xcalibur up to 3.1 SP9/4.7 on Windows Driver Packages access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Thermo Fisher Scientific Xcalibur up to 3.1 SP9/4.7 on Windows. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Driver Packages. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-55957. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Thermo Fisher Scientific Xcalibur up to 3.1 SP9/4.7 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Driver Packages. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Thermo Fisher Scientific Xcalibur before 4.7 SP1 and Thermo Foundation Instrument Control Software (ICSW) before 3.1 SP10, the driver packages have a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper access control permissions on Windows systems.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-55957 since 12/13/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying the patch 3.1 SP10/4.7 SP7 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-52865). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: 3.1 SP10/4.7 SP7

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12/13/2024 🔍
01/22/2025 +40 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-55957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-55957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293090
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2025 18:33
Updated: 06/22/2025 23:09
Changes: 01/22/2025 18:33 (55), 03/14/2025 21:09 (1), 06/22/2025 23:09 (1)
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