{"id":59361,"date":"2025-07-13T21:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T21:57:28","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-24T08:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:20:25","slug":"cve-2024-40461-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-ocuco-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-40461-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-ocuco-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-40461: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Ocuco Innovation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this post, we delve into a critical cybersecurity vulnerability that has recently been identified in Ocuco Innovation software, specifically version 2.10.24.51. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2024-40461, is particularly concerning due to its potential to allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via the STOCKORDERENTRY.EXE component. This poses significant risks to users of the Ocuco Innovation software, as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27050-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74840\">potentially exposes their systems to compromise and data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-40461<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40741-stack-based-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2025-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75834\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2608766652\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-40458-escalation-of-privileges-via-tcp-packet-manipulation-in-ocuco-innovation-tracking-exe\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80967\">Ocuco Innovation<\/a> | v.2.10.24.51<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2024-40461 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7549-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1201-allows-remote-stack-based-buffer-overflow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67702\">vulnerability allows<\/a> a local attacker to escalate their privileges by exploiting a flaw in the STOCKORDERENTRY.EXE component of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-40459-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-ocuco-innovation-appmanager-exe\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91389\">Ocuco Innovation<\/a> software. The exact technical details of this vulnerability have not been disclosed by the vendor, likely to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5997-privileged-api-misuse-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-in-beamsec-phishpro\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80816\">potential misuse<\/a>. However, it&#8217;s reasonable to infer that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26469-dangerous-default-permissions-vulnerability-in-meddream-pacs-premium\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70343\">vulnerability might involve improper permission<\/a> handling or a failure to sanitize user input effectively, which are common issues in similar CVEs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2445712933\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While the exact attack vector remains undisclosed, a conceptual example exploiting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7695-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-dataverse-integration-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69159\">privilege escalation vulnerability<\/a> might look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Gain initial access\n$ exploit initial_flaw\n# Interact with the vulnerable component\n$ .\/STOCKORDERENTRY.EXE --option exploit_privilege_escalation_flaw\n# Verify escalated privileges\n$ whoami\nroot<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that this is a purely conceptual example, and it may not represent the actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21120-trusting-http-permission-methods-on-the-server-side-vulnerability-in-dell-avamar\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81500\">method of exploiting this specific vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the potential risk associated with CVE-2024-40461, users are advised to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. Until the patch can be applied, it may be possible to reduce the risk by implementing a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) as temporary mitigation. However, these measures are not a substitute for patching the software and should only be used as interim solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this post, we delve into a critical cybersecurity vulnerability that has recently been identified in Ocuco Innovation software, specifically version 2.10.24.51. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2024-40461, is particularly concerning due to its potential to allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via the STOCKORDERENTRY.EXE component. 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