escalate his Windows user privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by
exploiting a race condition in the Elefant Update Service during the
repair or update process. When using the repair function, the service queries the server for a
list of files and their hashes. In addition, instructions to execute
binaries to finalize the repair process are included. The executables are executed as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" after they are
copied over to the user writable installation folder (C:\Elefant1). This
means that a user can overwrite either "PostESUUpdate.exe" or
"Update_OpenJava.exe" in the time frame after the copy and before the
execution of the final repair step. The overwritten executable is then executed as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM".
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Affected Vendors & Products
No advisories yet.
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.
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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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:hasomed:elefant_software_updater:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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| Description | An attacker with local access the to medical office computer can escalate his Windows user privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by exploiting a race condition in the Elefant Update Service during the repair or update process. When using the repair function, the service queries the server for a list of files and their hashes. In addition, instructions to execute binaries to finalize the repair process are included. The executables are executed as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" after they are copied over to the user writable installation folder (C:\Elefant1). This means that a user can overwrite either "PostESUUpdate.exe" or "Update_OpenJava.exe" in the time frame after the copy and before the execution of the final repair step. The overwritten executable is then executed as "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM". | |
| Title | Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-367 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: SEC-VLab
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T22:28:29.966Z
Reserved: 2024-10-25T07:26:12.628Z
Link: CVE-2024-50592
Updated: 2024-11-08T16:04:14.845Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2024-11-08T13:15:03.670
Modified: 2025-11-03T23:17:14.250
Link: CVE-2024-50592
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