# CVE-2024-4229: Misconfiguration in Edgecross Basic Software for Developers

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause DoS if the software is installed in a non-admin-only directory due to incorrect default permissions.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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:** 19 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73w7-h363-3xgf

## What is CVE-2024-4229?

CVE-2024-4229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edgecross Basic Software for Developers, published on 19 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Edgecross Basic Software for Windows versions 1.00 and later and Edgecross Basic Software for Developers versions 1.00 and later allows a malicious local attacker to execute an arbitrary malicious code, resulting in information disclosure, tampering with and deletion, or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, if the product is installed in a folder other than a folder that only users with administrative privilege have permission to modify.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4229?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-4229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4229 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edgecross Basic Software for Developers, published on 19 Dec 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-2024-4229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Edgecross Basic Software for Developers. 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-2024-4229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4229/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4229
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4229
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4229

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4229/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.