CVE-2024-4944 Mobile VPN with SSL Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A local user can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows.
- 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-2024-4944?
CVE-2024-4944 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL Client, published on 9 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local privilege escalation vlnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileged.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4944?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Watchguard Mobile Vpn With Ssl.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4944?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-4944 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4944 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfxc-ch9m-pr95.