CVE-2024-55511 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can cause a system crash or potentially elevate privileges by executing a specially crafted executable in Macrium Reflect.

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-2024-55511?

CVE-2024-55511 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Macrium Reflect prior to 8.1.8017 allows a local attacker to cause a system crash or potentially elevate their privileges via executing a specially crafted executable.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55511?

How do I fix CVE-2024-55511?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-55511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c5hf-mm9g-jc66.

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