CVE-2024-5929 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting VIPRE Advanced Security's Patch Management Agent. It allows a low-privileged local attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges due to an uncontrolled search path element (CWE-427). The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion, the potential for a local attacker to gain full system control makes it a notable concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0.1.214CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vipre:advanced_security:12.0.1.214:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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