CVE-2024-35288 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via unsafe MSI repair mode custom actions in Nitro PDF Pro.
- 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-2024-35288?
CVE-2024-35288 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nitro PDF Pro before 13.70.8.82 and 14.x before 14.26.1.0 allows Local Privilege Escalation in the MSI Installer because custom actions occur unsafely in repair mode. CertUtil is run in a conhost.exe window, and there is a mechanism allowing CTRL+o to launch cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35288?
How do I fix CVE-2024-35288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-35288 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-35288 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvp9-6mxp-9797.