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Advisory Published
Advisory Published

ZDI-CAN-19055: (0Day) Comodo Internet Security Pro Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

First published: Tue Jul 23 2024(Updated: )

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Comodo Internet Security Pro. 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 update mechanism. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Comodo Internet Security Pro

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