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CVE-2024-7240

HIGH
Published 2024-11-22T21:12:29.581Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
7.3
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.072
Higher than 7.2% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
Not Available
Attack Complexity
Not Available
Privileges Required
Not Available
User Interaction
Not Available
Scope
Not Available

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
Not Available
Integrity
Not Available
Availability
Not Available

Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

F-Secure

Total

Affected Versions:

19.2
f-secure

total

Affected Versions:

19.2

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-hfx9-j834-cmxw

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7240
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1012

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: November 23, 2024, Modified: November 23, 2024

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1012/
Published: 2024-11-22T21:12:29.581Z
Last Modified: 2024-12-05T14:26:55.438Z
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