{"id":"CVE-2024-6791","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-6791","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:10:44.977Z","title":"A directory path traversal vulnerability exists when loading a vsmodel file in NI VeriStand that may result in remote code execution.","description":"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.","published":"2024-07-22T21:15:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T08:18:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@ni.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["ni/veristand"],"epss":{"score":0.00458,"percentile":0.39495,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"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","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@ni.com"},{"url":"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","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6791","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}