Vulnerability · Published Apr 7, 2025 · Assigned by ESET
CVE-2024-11859DLL Search Order Hijacking in ESET products for Windows
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows from ESET, spol. s r.o.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability potentially allowed an attacker with administrator privileges to load a malicious dynamic-link library and execute its code.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET NOD32 Antivirus | 0 – through 18.0.12.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Internet Security | 0 – through 18.0.12.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Smart Security Premium | 0 – through 18.0.12.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Security Ultimate | 0 – through 18.0.12.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows | 0 – through 12.0.2038.00 – through 11.1.2053.2 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Endpoint Security for Windows | 0 – through 12.0.2038.00 – through 11.1.2053.2 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Small Business Security | 0 – through 18.0.12.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Safe Server | 0 – through 18.0.12.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Server Security for Windows Server | 0 – through 11.1.12005.2 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server | 0 – through 11.1.10008.00 – through 11.0.10008.00 – through 10.1.10014.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server | 0 – through 11.1.15001.00 – through 11.0.15004.00 – through 10.0.15005.1 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N