# CVE-2024-0206: Path traversal in Anti-Malware Engine

> An authenticated local user can escalate privileges by manipulating symbolic links in the registry, causing the engine to delete protected files during scans.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9r9p-4477-qf64

## What is CVE-2024-0206?

CVE-2024-0206 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trellix Anti-Malware Engine, published on 9 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in Trellix Anti-Malware Engine prior to the January 2024 release allows an authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges. This was achieved by adding an entry to the registry under the Trellix ENS registry folder with a symbolic link to files that the user wouldn't normally have permission to. After a scan, the Engine would follow the links and remove the files

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0206?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trellix Anti-Malware Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0206 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0206 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trellix Anti-Malware Engine, published on 9 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trellix Anti-Malware Engine. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0206/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0206/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0206
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0206
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0206

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0206/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.