CVE-2024-7240CWE-59

F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High · published November 22, 2024

CVSS v3.0
7.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.3 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00380 · 30.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2024-11-22T21:12Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 NOV 21:12Z
    F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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