Vulnerability · Published May 9, 2024 · Assigned by CERT-PL

CVE-2024-3459

High 8.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Kioware from Kioware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.34) allows to escape the environment by downloading PDF files, which then by default are opened in an external PDF viewer. By using built-in functions of that viewer it is possible to launch a web browser, search through local files and, subsequently, launch any program with user privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Kioware	Kioware	0 – through 8.34

Weakness: CWE-424 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://cert.pl/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459 third-party-advisory
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459 third-party-advisory
https://www.kioware.com/ product