CVE-2024-12552 Wacom Center WTabletServicePro Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting a symbolic link vulnerability in WTabletServicePro.exe to create arbitrary files.
- 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-2024-12552?
CVE-2024-12552 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wacom Center, published on 13 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wacom Center WTabletServicePro Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Wacom Center. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within WTabletServicePro.exe. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create an arbitrary file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-25359.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wacom Center.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-12552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wacom Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwmr-m7qh-wxr9.