CVE-2024-7240
F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-59 |
| Vendor | f-secure |
| Product | total |
| Published | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Dec 5, 2024 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Affected Versions
F-Secure / Total
19.2