CVE-2024-40872

Elevation of privilege in Absolute Secure Access clients and servers

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.

Category

8.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Affected: Absolute Security Secure Access
Published at:
Updated at:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-40872?
CVE-2024-40872 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-40872?
To fix CVE-2024-40872, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-40872 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-40872 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-40872?
CVE-2024-40872 affects Absolute Security Secure Access.
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