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CVE-2024-6791

high

A directory path traversal vulnerability exists when loading a vsmodel file in NI VeriStand that may result in remote code execution.

Vendor / product: Ni — veristand

A directory path traversal vulnerability exists when loading a vsmodel file in NI VeriStand that may result in remote code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted .vsmodel file. This vulnerability affects VeriStand 2024 Q2 and prior versions.

CVSS
7.8
7.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2024-07-22 21:15
Modified: 2026-11-11 21:16
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 4 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 21:41 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

ni / veristand ≤2024, 2024

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/directory-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-ni-veristand-with-vsmodel-files.html
Vendor advisory: https://www.ni.com/en/support/security/available-critical-and-security-updates-for-ni-software/directory-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-ni-veristand-with-vsmodel-files.html

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 21:41 UTC · record ↗

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