Q-SYS Devices Unnecessary Privileges via SUID Wrapper

Author: Marius Creutznacher

Risk Category: Critical Document ID: QSYS-October-19-9010
Document Version: 1.0
 Document Status: Final

 

Description:

All impacted Q-SYS products are vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue. The vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker with the ability to reach an affected device to gain elevated privileges via a system-level SUID wrapper. This can lead to root-level compromise and potentially impact the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the device.

CVE ID: CVSS Vectors: Score:
CVE still pending CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/
SI:N/SA:N
9.3
Critical

 

Impacted Product Name:

Affected Product (Categories):

  • Core Processors
  • Core Processors in Peripheral Mode I/O Mode
  • NC Series
  • NV Series
  • RMP-100
  • QIO-VEN4
  • TSC-Series (incl. PS-TSCG3)
  • I/O-USB-Bridge
  • CX-Q
  • CXD-Q
  • DPA-Q
  • MPA-Q
  • SPA-Q
  • DCIO/-H
  • QIO-ML24i
  • QIO-24f
  • QIO-L24o

Non-Affected Product (Categories):

  • QIO-ML4i
  • QIO-ML2x2
  • QIO-L4O
  • QIO-AES-8x8
  • QIO-TEL2
  • QIO-FLEX4A
  • QIO-GP8x8
  • QIO-S4
  • QIO-IR1x4
  • NM-T1
  • NL-Series

 

Impacted Versions

All

 

Impacts on Installed System

Systems may become unstable, disclose sensitive information, or allow unauthorized modification of the impacted device's configuration.

 

How to Diagnose Installed System

Check Core Manager, Peripheral Manager, Designer Configurator or RoomSuite if your system is configured with Access Control or Password Protection. If your system is running in unprotected mode, it is vulnerable to this advisory.

Note: If Access Control or Password Protection is Enabled, authentication is required to exploit the vulnerability.

 

Mitigation

Enable Access Control and Password Protection on all devices.

Refer to the Q-SYS Secure Deployment Guide available at the following location for more information on securing a Q-SYS installation: Secure Deployment Guide

 

Updated Version

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Issue Fixed Date

29 September 2026

 


 

Attribution

The issues were identified by Andrew Furlani, a security researcher who focuses on AV systems and solutions.

Acuity knows of no exploitation of these vulnerabilities.

 

LEGAL DISCLAIMER:

THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE CONTENT IS INTENDED FOR USERS OF ACUITY PRODUCTS WHO POSSESS THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND JUDGMENT NECESSARY TO INTERPRET THE INFORMATION AND DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO TAKE. USE OF THE INFORMATION IS AT THE USER'S OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO UPDATE OR DELETE THIS CONTENT AT ANY TIME.

 

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