Vulnerability · Published Nov 22, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

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

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Total from F-Secure. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
F-Secure	Total	19.2

Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-24-1012 x_research-advisory