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CVE-2024-30376VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-30376: Famatech Advanced IP Scanner · Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Affects Famatech Advanced IP ScannerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Famatech Advanced IP ScannerAffected
  • =2.5.4594.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-30376, organizations should first check for and apply any official patches or updates from Famatech once available. In the absence of a patch, administrators should restrict local user permissions to minimize the ability of low-privileged users to write to directories used by Advanced IP Scanner for Qt plugin loading. Specifically, verify and harden the plugin search paths to ensure they point only to trusted, secured directories. Employ application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized code execution and monitor file system changes in plugin directories. Limit user interaction by educating users about the risks of running untrusted code and avoid running Advanced IP Scanner with elevated privileges unless necessary. Additionally, consider isolating systems running this software to reduce the risk of lateral movement. Regularly audit systems for signs of privilege escalation attempts and maintain robust endpoint detection and response (EDR) capabilities to detect anomalous plugin loading or code execution patterns. Finally, review and tighten local access controls and user rights to reduce the attack surface.

Description

Famatech Advanced IP Scanner Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Famatech Advanced IP Scanner. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the application's use of Qt. The application loads Qt plugins from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of an administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-20768.

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