CVE-2024-7239 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting VIPRE Advanced Security. It allows a low-privileged local attacker to elevate their privileges to SYSTEM by abusing the Anti Malware Service through symbolic link manipulation to delete arbitrary files. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges but can lead to full system compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). There is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.