CVE-2024-3459 affects KioWare for Windows versions up to 8.34, allowing users to escape the kiosk environment by downloading and opening PDF files in an external viewer. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its low attack complexity and the potential for a local attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability by launching arbitrary programs with user privileges. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kioware:kioware:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 8.34CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:kioware:kioware:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.