# CVE-2024-22042

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2024-22042
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C)
- **CWE:** CWE-648
- **Published:** Feb 13, 2024
- **Last Modified:** Mar 13, 2026

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Unicam FX (All versions). The windows installer agent used in affected product contains incorrect use of privileged APIs that trigger the Windows Console Host (conhost.exe) as a child process with SYSTEM privileges. This could be exploited by an attacker to perform a local privilege escalation attack.

## Affected Products

- Siemens — Unicam FX (0)

## References

- [CNA](https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-543502.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.15%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 4.4

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-11._