CVE-2024-7826 Unhandled exception vulnerability that can cause the WRSA.exe service to crash and generate a crash dump

Medium 6.2 Published 3 Oct 2024 Updated 3 Oct 2024

An attacker can crash the Webroot SecureAnywhere Web Shield service by triggering an unhandled exception, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-7826?

CVE-2024-7826 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Webroot SecureAnywhere - Web Shield, published on 3 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Webroot SecureAnywhere - Web Shield on Windows, ARM, 64 bit, 32 bit (wrURL.Dll modules) allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects SecureAnywhere - Web Shield: before 2.1.2.3.

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7826?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webroot Secureanywhere Web Shield.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7826?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7826 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-7826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5vx-c2fq-6jm8.