CVE-2020-24955 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by restoring a malicious DLL into system32 via NTFS junctions in SUPERAntiSpyware Professional.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24955?
CVE-2020-24955 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SUPERAntiSyware Professional X Trial 10.0.1206 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because it allows unprivileged users to restore a malicious DLL from quarantine into the system32 folder via an NTFS directory junction, as demonstrated by a crafted ualapi.dll file that is detected as malware.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24955?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Superantispyware Professional X.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24955?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24955 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24955 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8372-62j2-5947.