CVE-2024-6079
DLL Hijacking Vulnerability Exists in Rockwell Automation Emulate3D™
A vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Emulate3D™, which could be leveraged to execute a DLL Hijacking attack. The application loads shared libraries, which are readable and writable by any user. If exploited, a malicious user could leverage a malicious dll and perform a remote code execution attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
DLL Hijacking Vulnerability Exists in Rockwell Automation Emulate3D™
A vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Emulate3D™, which could be leveraged to execute a DLL Hijacking attack. The application loads shared libraries, which are readable and writable by any user. If exploited, a malicious user could leverage a malicious dll and perform a remote code execution attack.
- Record
CVE-2024-6079- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-47237
A vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Emulate3D™, which could be leveraged to execute a DLL Hijacking attack. The application loads shared libraries, which are readable and writable by any user. If exploited, a malicious user could leverage a malicious dll and perform a remote code execution attack.
- Record
EUVD-2024-47237- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r67-5w29-w28m
A vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Emulate3D™, which could be leveraged to execute...
A vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Emulate3D™, which could be leveraged to execute a DLL Hijacking attack. The application loads shared libraries, which are readable and writable by any user. If exploited, a malicious user could leverage a malicious dll and perform a remote code execution attack.
- Record
GHSA-4r67-5w29-w28m- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Emulate3D™, which could be leveraged to execute a DLL Hijacking attack. The application loads shared libraries, which are readable and writable by any user. If exploited, a malicious user could leverage a malicious dll and perform a remote code execution attack.
- Record
CVE-2024-6079- CVSS 4.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-610
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-6079 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Rockwell Automation Emulate3d™, published August 13, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.