CVE-2024-28140

Violation of Least Privilege Principle

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 11, 2024 at 03:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorScan2Net

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The scanner device boots into a kiosk mode by default and opens the Scan2Net interface in a browser window. This browser is run with the permissions of the root user. There are also several other applications running as root user. This can be confirmed by running "ps aux" as the root user and observing the output.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 7.42
Affected range stops below 7.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

Third Party Advisory
Source: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
https://r.sec-consult.com/imageaccess
Patch
Source: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
https://www.imageaccess.de/?page=SupportPortal&lang=en
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/2

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-250

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