CVE-2024-8299
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a DLL hijacking vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric's GENESIS64, ICONICS Suite, and related industrial control software. A local authenticated attacker can place a malicious DLL in a specific folder to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to data theft, manipulation, or denial of service. All versions of the affected products are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64
- Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS64
- Mitsubishi Electric ICONICS Suite
- Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions ICONICS Suite
- Mitsubishi Electric MC Works64
- Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS32
- Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS32
⚠️ 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
Complete compromise of the industrial control system, allowing data exfiltration, manipulation of critical processes, permanent system destruction, or sustained denial of service affecting industrial operations.
Likely Case
Local privilege escalation leading to unauthorized access to sensitive industrial data, configuration tampering, or temporary service disruption.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls preventing unauthorized local access to the vulnerable folder and application directories.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires local authenticated access and knowledge of the specific folder path where DLLs are loaded. The attacker needs to place a malicious DLL with the correct name in that folder.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Contact Mitsubishi Electric for specific patch information
Vendor Advisory: https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2024-010_en.pdf
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Contact Mitsubishi Electric for security patches
2. Apply patches according to vendor instructions
3. Restart affected systems after patching
4. Verify patch installation
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict folder permissions
windowsSet strict access controls on the specific folder where DLLs are loaded to prevent unauthorized writes
icacls "C:\path\to\vulnerable\folder" /deny Users:(OI)(CI)W
icacls "C:\path\to\vulnerable\folder" /grant Administrators:F
Enable Windows Defender Application Control
windowsImplement application whitelisting to prevent execution of unauthorized DLLs
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit local authenticated users who can access the system
- Monitor for unauthorized DLL files in application directories and implement file integrity monitoring
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if you have any of the affected Mitsubishi Electric industrial control software installed and verify version informationCheck Version:
Check software version through the application interface or Windows Programs and FeaturesVerify Fix Applied:
Contact Mitsubishi Electric to confirm patch application and verify folder permissions are properly restricted📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected DLL loading events in Windows Event Logs
- Unauthorized file creation in application directories
- Process execution from unusual locations
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound connections from industrial control systems
- Anomalous authentication patterns to ICS systems
SIEM Query:
source="Windows Security" EventCode=4688 OR EventCode=4663 | where ProcessName contains "GENESIS" OR ProcessName contains "ICONICS" | where FilePath contains ".dll"