CVE-2024-7059 Overview
CVE-2024-7059 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Genetec Security Center product line. The flaw resides in the Web Software Development Kit (SDK) role and can lead to arbitrary code execution on the host system. Genetec Security Center is a unified physical security platform that integrates video surveillance, access control, and license plate recognition, so a compromise of the Web SDK host can affect downstream security operations.
The issue is categorized under CWE-470, Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code, commonly known as unsafe reflection. Successful exploitation gives attackers the ability to run code in the context of the Web SDK service.
Critical Impact
Attackers who meet the exploitation preconditions can achieve arbitrary code execution on the system hosting the Web SDK role, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of both the vulnerable component and adjacent systems.
Affected Products
- Genetec Security Center (Web SDK role)
Discovery Timeline
- 2024-11-05 - CVE-2024-7059 published to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2024-7059
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability affects the Web SDK role of Genetec Security Center. The Web SDK exposes programmatic access to Security Center functionality over the network, making it an integration point for third-party applications. A flaw in how the role handles externally supplied input allows an authenticated attacker to influence which classes or code paths are loaded and executed by the underlying runtime.
Exploitation requires network access to the Web SDK endpoint, high privileges, and specific attack preconditions. When those conditions are met, the attacker can execute arbitrary code on the host operating system running the Web SDK role. Because the Web SDK role typically runs with elevated service privileges, code execution can extend beyond the vulnerable process to the wider Security Center environment.
Root Cause
The root cause is unsafe reflection, tracked as CWE-470. The Web SDK role selects classes or code to invoke based on input that an attacker can influence. Without strict allow-listing of loadable types, an attacker can direct the runtime to instantiate or invoke unintended classes that lead to code execution.
Attack Vector
The attack vector is network-based. An authenticated attacker with high privileges sends crafted requests to the Web SDK role that specify or influence the class or code path resolved by the reflection logic. No user interaction is required. The vulnerability description does not include public proof-of-concept code, so exploitation details remain restricted to the Genetec advisory. Refer to the Genetec Security Advisory for vendor-supplied technical context.
Detection Methods for CVE-2024-7059
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected child processes spawned by the Genetec Security Center Web SDK service on the host.
- Anomalous outbound network connections initiated by the Web SDK service process.
- Web SDK request logs containing unusual type names, assembly references, or reflection-related parameters.
- New or modified files in the Web SDK installation directory that were not introduced by an authorized update.
Detection Strategies
- Monitor process ancestry on Security Center servers and alert when the Web SDK service launches interpreters, script hosts, or shell processes.
- Baseline normal Web SDK API traffic and flag requests containing serialized objects or class identifiers outside the expected set.
- Correlate authentication events for high-privileged Security Center accounts with subsequent Web SDK administrative calls.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Forward Web SDK service logs, Windows Security logs, and process telemetry from Security Center hosts to a central analytics platform.
- Track privileged account usage against the Web SDK role and review any use outside change windows.
- Enable command-line and module-load auditing on hosts running the Web SDK role to capture reflection-driven code execution attempts.
How to Mitigate CVE-2024-7059
Immediate Actions Required
- Apply the fixed Security Center version identified in the Genetec Security Advisory.
- Restrict network reachability of the Web SDK role to trusted management networks and integration servers only.
- Rotate credentials for high-privileged Security Center accounts that can authenticate to the Web SDK.
- Review Web SDK access logs for anomalous requests prior to patch deployment.
Patch Information
Genetec has published guidance and fixed builds through its security advisory portal. Administrators should consult the Genetec Security Advisory or the French-language Genetec Bulletin de Sécurité for the specific fixed versions and upgrade procedures for their deployed Security Center release.
Workarounds
- Disable the Web SDK role on servers where it is not actively required by integrations.
- Enforce network segmentation and firewall rules limiting Web SDK connectivity to specific integration client addresses.
- Reduce the number of accounts with the elevated privileges required to reach the vulnerable code path.
- Enable enhanced auditing on the Web SDK role and monitor for indicators listed above until the patch can be applied.
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