CVE-2024-31771 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can escalate privileges in TotalAV by exploiting insecure file permissions, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

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-2024-31771?

CVE-2024-31771 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insecure Permission vulnerability in TotalAV v.6.0.740 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted file

Weakness: CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31771?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Totalav Totalav.

How do I fix CVE-2024-31771?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31771 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-31771 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-31771 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2mm4-vwp4-8j4f.

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