CVE-2024-7239 VIPRE Advanced Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting a symbolic link flaw in the Anti Malware Service to delete arbitrary files.
- 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-2024-7239?
CVE-2024-7239 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in VIPRE Advanced Security, published on 22 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VIPRE Advanced Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Advanced Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Anti Malware Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22314.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7239?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vipre Advanced Security.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7239?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-7239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VIPRE Advanced Security
- CVE-2024-7238 VIPRE Advanced Security SBAMSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5928 VIPRE Advanced Security PMAgent Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5929 VIPRE Advanced Security PMAgent Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5930 VIPRE Advanced Security Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jx3w-xgxj-7c49.