VIPRE Advanced Security PMAgent Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Advanced Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Patch Management Agent. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the agent to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22315.
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:vipre:advanced_security:12.0.1.214:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:vipre:advanced_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Description | VIPRE Advanced Security PMAgent Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Advanced Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Patch Management Agent. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the agent to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22315. | |
Title | VIPRE Advanced Security PMAgent Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-21T17:43:04.680Z
Reserved: 2024-06-12T19:56:43.863Z
Link: CVE-2024-5928

Updated: 2024-08-21T17:43:00.834Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-08-21T17:15:09.003
Modified: 2024-08-23T16:47:34.100
Link: CVE-2024-5928

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