CVE-2024-40872: Elevation of privilege in Absolute Secure Access clients and servers

Published Jul 25, 2024
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Updated

There is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in server and client components of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.07. Attackers with local access and valid desktop user credentials can elevate their privilege to system level by passing invalid address data to the vulnerable component. This could be used to manipulate process tokens to elevate the privilege of a normal process to System. The scope is changed, the impact to system confidentiality and integrity is high, the impact to the availability of the effected component is none.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Absolute Secure Access<13.07

Event History

Jul 25, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-40872?

CVE-2024-40872 is classified as an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-40872?

To mitigate CVE-2024-40872, upgrade Absolute Secure Access to version 13.07 or later.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2024-40872?

CVE-2024-40872 affects Absolute Secure Access versions prior to 13.07.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2024-40872?

CVE-2024-40872 can be exploited by attackers with local access and valid desktop user credentials.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-40872?

CVE-2024-40872 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in both server and client components.

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