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CVE-2024-50591: HASOMED Elefant Software Updater · Command Injection

Affects HASOMED Elefant Software UpdaterSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 1.4.2.1811 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 80% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.4.2.1811
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade HASOMED Elefant Software Updater to 1.4.2.1811.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
HASOMED Elefant Software UpdaterAffected
  • <1.4.2.1811
Fixed in
  • 1.4.2.1811

AI-suggested

  1. Immediately update the HASOMED Elefant Software Updater to version 1.4.2.1811 or later, where the vulnerability is patched.
  2. Restrict local access to medical office computers running the ESU service to authorized personnel only, enforcing strict access controls and user account management.
  3. Monitor and audit usage of named pipes and inter-process communications on affected systems to detect anomalous or unauthorized messages targeting the ESU service.
  4. Employ application whitelisting and endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting and blocking unauthorized command execution attempts.
  5. Implement network segmentation and endpoint isolation to limit the ability of attackers to gain local access or move laterally within healthcare networks.
  6. Conduct regular security awareness training for staff to reduce risks of insider threats and accidental local compromise.
  7. Maintain up-to-date backups of critical medical data and system configurations to enable recovery in case of compromise.
  8. Consider deploying host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) to alert on suspicious privilege escalation activities.

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".

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