CVE-2024-13090
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a privilege escalation vulnerability where excessively permissive sudo rules for a local service account could allow administrative access. Attackers who can execute arbitrary commands as that service account could elevate privileges. Organizations using affected systems with misconfigured sudo rules are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Nozomi Networks products (specific products not detailed in provided reference)
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full system compromise with administrative/root access, enabling data theft, persistence, lateral movement, and complete control of affected systems.
Likely Case
Limited privilege escalation within the affected system, potentially allowing access to sensitive data or configuration changes, but requiring initial access as the service account.
If Mitigated
No impact if proper sudo rule restrictions are in place and service accounts have minimal necessary permissions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires existing access to execute commands as the vulnerable service account. The vendor states no exploitation vector has been identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not specified in provided information
Vendor Advisory: https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2025:2-01
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Review the vendor advisory at provided URL. 2. Apply recommended patches or updates from Nozomi Networks. 3. Review and correct sudo configurations for service accounts.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Sudo Rules
linuxReview and tighten sudo rules for service accounts to only necessary commands
sudo visudo
# Review and edit sudoers file to restrict service account permissions
Service Account Isolation
allEnsure service accounts have minimal privileges and cannot execute arbitrary commands
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Audit all sudo configurations for service accounts and remove unnecessary permissions
- Implement strict access controls and monitoring for service account activities
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Review sudoers configuration for service accounts: 'sudo -l -U <service_account>' and check for overly permissive rulesCheck Version:
Check with vendor-specific commands or refer to vendor advisory for version detailsVerify Fix Applied:
Verify sudo rules are restricted: 'sudo -l -U <service_account>' should show only necessary commands📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual sudo usage by service accounts
- Privilege escalation attempts in auth logs
- Service accounts executing administrative commands
Network Indicators:
- Not applicable - local privilege escalation
SIEM Query:
source="auth.log" AND (sudo OR su) AND user="service_account_name" AND command!="expected_command"