Nozomi Guardian/CMC up to 24.5.x sudo Rules unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nozomi Guardian and CMC up to 24.5.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component sudo Rules. Performing a manipulation results in unnecessary privileges. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-13090. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Nozomi Guardian and CMC up to 24.5.x. This affects an unknown code block of the component sudo Rules. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-250. The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A privilege escalation vulnerability may enable a service account to elevate its privileges. The sudo rules configured for a local service account were excessively permissive, potentially allowing administrative access if a malicious actor could execute arbitrary commands as that account. It is important to note that no such vector has been identified in this instance.

The advisory is shared at security.nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-13090 since 12/31/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 24.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-54661). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Guardian/CMC 24.6.0

Timelineinfo

12/31/2024 🔍
06/10/2025 +160 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.nozominetworks.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-13090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-13090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311841
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2025 13:23
Updated: 06/10/2025 14:32
Changes: 06/10/2025 13:23 (75), 06/10/2025 14:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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