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SEVD-2024-254-01 — Vijeo Designer

HIGH
CVSS 7.8
Date 2026-10-16T20:31:51+00:00
Source schneider-electric
Published by Schneider Electric

// Description

# Schneider Electric Security Notification > 10-Sep-24 (08-Jul-25) Document Reference Number – SEVD-2024-254-01 (v2.0.0) Page 1 of 5 Public / TLP: Clear > Public ## Vijeo Designer 10 September 2024 (8 July 2025) Overview Schneider Electric is aware of a vulnerability in its Vijeo Designer product. The Vijeo Designer product is HMI Configuration Software compatible with Harmony and Magelis HMI. Vijeo Designer software offers functions such as multimedia capabilities and remote access for more efficiency. Failure to apply the remediations provided below may risk privilege escalation, which could result in unauthorized access to workstation resources. July 2025 Update: A remediation is now available for EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert (with Vijeo Designer optional component installed). Affected Products and Versions Product Version Vijeo Designer Versions prior to v6.3 SP1 EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert (with Vijeo Designer optional component installed) Versions prior to v2.3 Vulnerability Details CVE ID: CVE-2024-8306 CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.8 | High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access, loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability of the workstation when non-admin authenticated user tries to perform privilege escalation by tampering with the binaries.

// Vulnerabilities (1)

CVE ID CVSS Score Severity Description
CVE-2024-8306 7.8 high
CVE-2024-8306. CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access, loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability of the workstation when non-admin authenticated user tries to perform privilege escalation by tampering with the binaries

// Remediations (3)

Mitigation: If customers choose not to apply the remediation provided above, they should immediately apply the f
If customers choose not to apply the remediation provided above, they should immediately apply the following mitigations to reduce the risk of exploit:Limit authenticated user access to the workstation running Vijeo Designer and implement existing User Account Control practices. • Remove the write permissions for “Everyone” on the folder “C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\VijeoDesigner 6.3\Vijeo-Runtime” • Follow workstation, network and site-hardening guidelines in the Recommended Cybersecurity Best Practices guide available for download here.
Patch: Version V6.3 SP1 of Vijeo Designer includes a fix for this vulnerability and can be updated throug
Version V6.3 SP1 of Vijeo Designer includes a fix for this vulnerability and can be updated through the Schneider Electric Software Update (SESU) application. https://www.se.com/ww/en/product-range/1054-vijeodesigner-hmi-software/#software-and-firmware On the engineering workstation, update to v6.3 SP1 of Vijeo Designer.
Patch: Vijeo Designer version 6.3.2.16 delivered with EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert v2.3 includes a fix for t
Vijeo Designer version 6.3.2.16 delivered with EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert v2.3 includes a fix for this vulnerability. EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert v2.3 is available via the Schneider Electric Software Installer: https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/ESEMACS10_INSTALLER On the engineering workstation, install v2.3 of EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert.

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