CVE-2024-7240

F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of F-Secure Total. User interaction on the part of an administrator is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WithSecure plugin hosting service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23005.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1012/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:total:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-11-22 22:15

Updated : 2024-12-11 14:22

NVD link : CVE-2024-7240

Mitre link : CVE-2024-7240

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-7240

JSON object : View

Products Affected

f-secure

total

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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