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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
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-06-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-09 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-01 CVE 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
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected
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
Affected