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CVE-2019-18255 (GCVE-0-2019-18255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-18 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 01:47
VLAI
Summary
HMI/SCADA iFIX (Versions 6.1 and prior) allows a local authenticated user to modify system-wide iFIX configurations through section objects. This may allow privilege escalation.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-732 - INCORRECT PERMISSION ASSIGNMENT FOR CRITICAL RESOURCE CWE-732
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a HMI/SCADA iFIX Affected: Versions 6.1 and prior
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