CVE-2024-7240: (0Day) F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

First published: Fri Nov 22 2024(Updated: )

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.

Credit: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

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