What is the severity of CVE-2024-7400?

CVE-2024-7400 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for local privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7400?

To fix CVE-2024-7400, ensure that you update your ESET product to the latest version provided by ESET.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2024-7400?

The potential impacts of CVE-2024-7400 include unauthorized file deletion and loss of data integrity.

Which ESET products are affected by CVE-2024-7400?

CVE-2024-7400 affects various ESET products on the Windows operating system.

How does CVE-2024-7400 allow unauthorized actions?

CVE-2024-7400 allows unauthorized actions by misusing ESET’s file operations during the removal of detected files, bypassing permission checks.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-7400

high

8.5

CWE

1386

27/9/2024

30/9/2024

CVE-2024-7400: Local privilege escalation in ESET products for Windows

First published: Fri Sep 27 2024(Updated: )

The vulnerability potentially allowed an attacker to misuse ESET’s file operations during the removal of a detected file on the Windows operating system to delete files without having proper permissions to do so.

Credit: security@eset.com

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https://support.eset.com/en/ca8726-local-privilege-escalation-fixed-for-vulnerability-during-detected-file-removal-in-eset-products-for-windows

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-7400?
CVE-2024-7400 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for local privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7400?
To fix CVE-2024-7400, ensure that you update your ESET product to the latest version provided by ESET.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2024-7400?
The potential impacts of CVE-2024-7400 include unauthorized file deletion and loss of data integrity.
Which ESET products are affected by CVE-2024-7400?
CVE-2024-7400 affects various ESET products on the Windows operating system.
How does CVE-2024-7400 allow unauthorized actions?
CVE-2024-7400 allows unauthorized actions by misusing ESET’s file operations during the removal of detected files, bypassing permission checks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-7400?
CVE-2024-7400 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for local privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7400?
To fix CVE-2024-7400, ensure that you update your ESET product to the latest version provided by ESET.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2024-7400?
The potential impacts of CVE-2024-7400 include unauthorized file deletion and loss of data integrity.
Which ESET products are affected by CVE-2024-7400?
CVE-2024-7400 affects various ESET products on the Windows operating system.
How does CVE-2024-7400 allow unauthorized actions?
CVE-2024-7400 allows unauthorized actions by misusing ESET’s file operations during the removal of detected files, bypassing permission checks.