CVE-2024-7249 — Comodo Firewall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Comodo Firewall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Comodo Fir…
Published: 2024-07-29 · CVSS: 7.8 · CVSS 3.0
Comodo Firewall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Comodo Firewall. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the cmdagent executable. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the application to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21794.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7