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Critical VDE-2024-056 5 CVEs

MB connect line: Multiple Vulnerabilities in mbNET.mini Product

Published Oct 15, 2024 · Updated Aug 27, 2025 · Revision 4

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MB connect line mbNET.mini product allowing for RCE or unauthorized file access.

Details

Impact
CVE-2024-45271, CVE-2024-45274 and CVE-2024-45275 allow remote code execution with system privileges, resulting in full compromise of the device.

CVE-2024-45273 allows undetectable tampering and manipulation of encrypted configuration files.

CVE-2024-45276 allows unauthenticated access to potential sensitive files.

Remediation
Update mbNET.mini to the version 2.3.1

Vulnerabilities 5

  • Critical 9.8

    MB connect line/Helmholz: Remote code execution via confnet service

    An unauthenticated remote attacker can execute OS commands via UDP on the device due to missing authentication.

  • Critical 9.8

    MB connect line/Helmholz: Hardcoded user accounts with hard-coded passwords

    The devices contain two hard coded user accounts with hardcoded passwords that allow an unauthenticated remote attacker for full control of the affected devices.

  • High 8.4

    MB connect line/Helmholz: Remote code execution due to improper input validation

    An unauthenticated local attacker can gain admin privileges by deploying a config file due to improper input validation.

  • High 8.4

    MB connect line/Helmholz: Weak encryption of configuration file

    An unauthenticated local attacker can decrypt the devices config file and therefore compromise the device due to a weak implementation of the encryption used.

  • High 7.5

    MB connect line/Helmholz: tmp directory exposed via webservice

    An unauthenticated remote attacker can get read access to files in the "/tmp" directory due to missing authentication.

Revision history

  1. #1.1.2

    Update: CWE from CVE-2024-45271, Revision History

  2. #1.0.2

    Fix: version space

  3. #1.0.1

    Fix: correct certvde domain, added self-reference

  4. #1.0.0

    Initial revision.

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