CVE-2024-4454 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-4454

WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection. 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-23035.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Medium 4.3

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Elements
Vulnerable Versions:
23.9

Timeline

Official Publish: May 22nd, 2024
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification
Defense Evasion
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1565 Data Manipulation
Impact
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence