CVE-2024-7244 Panda Security Dome VPN DLL Hijacking Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published 22 Nov 2024 Updated 3 Dec 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via DLL hijacking in Panda Security Dome VPN due to unrestricted DLL search paths.

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-2024-7244?

CVE-2024-7244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Panda Security Dome, 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

Panda Security Dome VPN DLL Hijacking Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Panda Security Dome. 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 VPN process. The process does not restrict DLL search to trusted paths, which can result in the loading of a malicious DLL. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23428.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7244?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pandasecurity Panda Dome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-7244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5v77-c82m-jvhp.