CVE-2024-1470 Elevation of Privilege attack on NetIQ Client login extension
An attacker can exploit an authorization bypass in the NetIQ Client Login Extension to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1470?
CVE-2024-1470 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Client Login Extension, published on 20 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in NetIQ (OpenText) Client Login Extension on Windows allows Privilege Escalation, Code Injection.This issue
only
affects NetIQ Client Login Extension: 4.6.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netiq Client Login Extension.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1470 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-1470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g66m-2gg5-929w.