CVE-2024-46462 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit default folder permissions in ZEDMAIL to execute tasks with higher privileges, requiring configuration changes to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-46462?

CVE-2024-46462 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

By default, dedicated folders of ZEDMAIL for Windows up to 2024.3 can be accessed by other users to misuse technical files and make them perform tasks with higher privileges. Configuration of ZEDMAIL has to be modified to prevent this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46462?

How do I fix CVE-2024-46462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-46462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-46462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-37xg-wj5r-mvrr.

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