Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2024 · Assigned by THA-PSIRT

CVE-2024-0197Privilege Escalation in Thales SafeNet Sentinel HASP LDK

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Sentinel HASP LDK from Thales. 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 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

A flaw in the installer for Thales SafeNet Sentinel HASP LDK prior to 9.16 on Windows allows an attacker to escalate their privilege level via local access.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Thales Sentinel HASP LDK 0 – before 9.16

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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