# CVE-2024-1618: Unquoted item or search path vulnerability in Faronics Deep Freeze Server Standard

> Local attackers can replace the service executable via unquoted search path to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 12 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mwq2-v3h2-q84r

## What is CVE-2024-1618?

CVE-2024-1618 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Faronics Deep Freeze Server Standard, published on 12 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A search path or unquoted item vulnerability in Faronics Deep Freeze Server Standard, which affects versions 8.30.020.4627 and earlier. This vulnerability affects the DFServ.exe file. An attacker with local user privileges could exploit this vulnerability to replace the legitimate DFServ.exe service executable with a malicious file of the same name and located in a directory that has a higher priority than the legitimate directory. Thus, when the service starts, it will run the malicious file instead of the legitimate executable, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code, gain unauthorized access to the compromised system or stop the service from running.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1618?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-1618?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1618 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1618 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1618 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Faronics Deep Freeze Server Standard, published on 12 Mar 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-2024-1618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Faronics Deep Freeze Server Standard. 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-2024-1618/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1618/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1618
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1618
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1618

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1618/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.