CVE-2024-50591

Local Privilege Escalation via Command Injection

Published Nov 8, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
An attacker with local access the to medical office computer can
escalate his Windows user privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by
exploiting a command injection vulnerability in the Elefant Update
Service. The command injection can be exploited by communicating with
the Elefant Update Service which is running as "SYSTEM" via Windows
Named Pipes.The Elefant Software Updater (ESU) consists of two components. An ESU
service which runs as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" and an ESU tray client
which communicates with the service to update or repair the installation
and is running with user permissions. The communication is implemented
using named pipes. A crafted message of type
"MessageType.SupportServiceInfos" can be sent to the local ESU service
to inject commands, which are then executed as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM".

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The vendor fixed the issue in version 1.4.2.1811 (or higher) of the Elefant Software Updater which can be downloaded from hasomed.de/produkte/elefant/ https://hasomed.de/produkte/elefant/ or via the Elefant Software Updater itself.


Vendor Workaround

While workarounds such as modifying the Elefant windows firewall rules and manually adjusting file permissions in the installation folder are feasible workarounds for some of the vulnerabilities, it is recommended to install the patches provided by the vendor.

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00247}

epss

{'score': 0.00258}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hasomed
Hasomed elefant Software Updater
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hasomed:elefant_software_updater:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Hasomed
Hasomed elefant Software Updater
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An attacker with local access the to medical office computer can escalate his Windows user privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by exploiting a command injection vulnerability in the Elefant Update Service. The command injection can be exploited by communicating with the Elefant Update Service which is running as "SYSTEM" via Windows Named Pipes.The Elefant Software Updater (ESU) consists of two components. An ESU service which runs as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" and an ESU tray client which communicates with the service to update or repair the installation and is running with user permissions. The communication is implemented using named pipes. A crafted message of type "MessageType.SupportServiceInfos" can be sent to the local ESU service to inject commands, which are then executed as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM".
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Command Injection
Weaknesses CWE-77
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
SEC-VLab
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 10:28 PM
Reserved
Oct 25, 2024, 7:26 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 8, 2024, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:04 AM