CVE-2024-1244 is a critical improper input validation vulnerability in the OSSEC HIDS agent for Windows prior to version 3.8.0. An attacker with control over the OSSEC server or the agent's key can configure the agent to connect to a malicious UNC path. This leads to the leakage of the machine account NetNTLMv2 hash, which can be relayed for remote code execution or privilege escalation to SYSTEM. With a CVSS score of 9.5, this vulnerability has a high attack complexity but a severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, and it has not been observed in active exploitation or garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSSEC | OSSEC-HIDS Agent | 3.8.0CNA affecteddefault affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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