CVE-2024-7238 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting VIPRE Advanced Security's Anti Malware Service. An attacker with low-privileged code execution can exploit a symbolic link vulnerability (CWE-59) to delete arbitrary files, ultimately leading to SYSTEM-level code execution. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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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