Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2024-7249Comodo Firewall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Firewall from Comodo. 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 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Comodo Firewall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Comodo Firewall. 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 cmdagent executable. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the application 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-21794.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Comodo	Firewall	12.2.2.8012

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

References

ZDI-24-954 x_research-advisory