CVE-2024-7240: F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
F-Secure · Total
Affected: F-Secure Total · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 32% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of F-Secure Total. User interaction on the part of an administrator is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WithSecure plugin hosting service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23005.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- F-Secure · Total19.2
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- F-Secure
- Published
- November 2024
CoverageNo articles yet
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