CVE-2024-7240
F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.3 High
- Published
- Nov 22, 2024
- Updated
- Dec 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 29, 2024
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | zdi |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
TotalF-Secure |
|
References
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