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Critical VDE-2024-069 3 CVEs

Helmholz: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Helmholz products

Published Oct 15, 2024 · Updated Mar 6, 2026 · Revision 4

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Helmholz products that could allow RCE or unauthorized file access.

CVE-2024-45272 affects the myREX24V2 and myREX24V2.virtual products.

CVE-2024-45273 affects the REX 200/REX 250, myREX24V2, myREX24V2.virtual products.

CVE-2024-45275 affects only the REX 200 / REX 250 products.

Details

Impact
CVE-2024-45272 allows brute-force attacks against remote credentials with a high probability of success.

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

CVE-2024-45275 allow remote code execution with system privileges, resulting in full compromise of the device

Remediation
Update REX 200 /REX 250 to the version 8.2.1\
Update myREX24V2, myREX24V2.virtual to the version 2.16.3\
**Note**: REX 300 is EOL and will not receive any further updates.

Vulnerabilities 3

  • 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: 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: Generation of weak passwords vulnerability

    An unauthenticated remote attacker can perform a brute-force attack on the credentials of the remote service portal with a high chance of success, resulting in connection lost.

Revision history

  1. #4.0.0

    Added CVE-2024-45275

  2. #3.0.0

    Fix: version space

  3. #2.0.0

    Fix: correct certvde domain, added self-reference

  4. #1.0.0

    Initial revision.

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