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CVE-2024-8934 Beckhoff CVE debrief

A command injection vulnerability in Beckhoff Automation TwinCAT Package Manager allows local administrative users to execute arbitrary OS commands by entering specially crafted values in the UI settings. Published November 7, 2024.

Vendor
Beckhoff
Product
TwinCAT Package Manager
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2024-11-07
Original CVE updated
2024-11-07
Advisory published
2024-11-07
Advisory updated
2024-11-07

Who should care

Organizations operating Beckhoff Automation industrial control systems with TwinCAT Package Manager deployments, particularly those with multiple administrative users or shared engineering workstations. Critical infrastructure operators in manufacturing, building automation, and process control sectors using Beckhoff PLCs and runtime environments.

Technical summary

The TwinCAT Package Manager UI fails to properly sanitize user-supplied setting values, allowing administrative users to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands. This represents a command injection weakness (CWE-78) in the configuration interface.

Defensive priority

medium

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update TwinCAT Package Manager to version 1.0.613.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability
  • Apply principle of least privilege for administrative access to TwinCAT Package Manager systems
  • Implement input validation monitoring for UI configuration changes in industrial control environments
  • Review and audit administrative user activities on TwinCAT Package Manager installations
  • Follow CERT@VDE security advisory VDE-2024-064 for additional vendor guidance

Evidence notes

The vulnerability requires local access with administrative privileges and user interaction, limiting its attack surface to trusted insiders or compromised admin accounts. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflects this local, high-privilege attack scenario with high impact potential.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-8934 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8934

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-8934 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8934

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2024/icsa-24-312-01.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-312-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.