CVE-2024-7240 — F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description (CNA)

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 (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
F-Secure / Total	affected 19.2

CWE

CWE-59

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1012/

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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