CVE-2024-2003
Local Privilege Escalation in Quarantine of ESET products for Windows
Severity Score
7.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
Local privilege escalation vulnerability allowed an attacker to misuse ESET's file operations during a restore operation from quarantine.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of ESET Smart Security Premium. User interaction on the part of an administrator is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the ESET 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.
*Credits:
Nicholas Zubrisky (@NZubrisky) and Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-02-29 CVE Reserved
- 2024-06-21 CVE Published
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
- CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET NOD32 Antivirus Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET NOD32 Antivirus" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET NOD32 Antivirus" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Internet Security Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Internet Security" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Internet Security" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Smart Security Premium Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Smart Security Premium" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Smart Security Premium" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Security Ultimate Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Security Ultimate" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Security Ultimate" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Small Business Security Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Small Business Security" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Small Business Security" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Safe Server Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Safe Server" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Safe Server" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Endpoint Antivirus For Windows Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Endpoint Antivirus For Windows" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Endpoint Antivirus For Windows" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Endpoint Security For Windows Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Endpoint Security For Windows" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Endpoint Security For Windows" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Server Security For Windows Server Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Server Security For Windows Server" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Server Security For Windows Server" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange Server Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange Server" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange Server" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Mail Security For IBM Domino Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Mail Security For IBM Domino" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Mail Security For IBM Domino" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET Security For Microsoft SharePoint Server Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Security For Microsoft SharePoint Server" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET Security For Microsoft SharePoint Server" and version " < 1610" | en |
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| ESET, Spol. S R.o. Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." | ESET File Security For Microsoft Azure Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET File Security For Microsoft Azure" | < 1610 Search vendor "ESET, Spol. S R.o." for product "ESET File Security For Microsoft Azure" and version " < 1610" | en |
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