CVE-2024-40872
HIGH EPSS 5.1%
Published Jul 25, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.4 CVSS 3.1
Published Jul 25, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability None
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
5.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-822
References 1
- absolute.com https://www.absolute.com/platform/security-information/vulnerability-archive/secure-access-1307/cve-2024-40872/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.