What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-40872?

CVE-2024-40872 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

There CVE-2024-40872

HIGH

Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CWE-822)

2024-07-25 SecurityResponse@netmotionsoftware.com

Information Disclosure

8.4

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: netmotionsoftware

Severity by source

Vendor (netmotionsoftware) PRIMARY

8.4 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (netmotionsoftware) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: netmotionsoftware

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 25, 2024 - 17:15 cve.org

HIGH 8.4

DescriptionCVE.org

There is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in server and client components of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.07. Attackers with local access and valid desktop user credentials can elevate their privilege to system level by passing invalid address data to the vulnerable component. This could be used to manipulate process tokens to elevate the privilege of a normal process to System. The scope is changed, the impact to system confidentiality and integrity is high, the impact to the availability of the effected component is none.

AnalysisAI

There is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in server and client components of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.07. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-822. There is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in server and client components of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.07. Attackers with local access and valid desktop user credentials can elevate their privilege to system level by passing invalid address data to the vulnerable component. This could be used to manipulate process tokens to elevate the privilege of a normal process to System. The scope is changed, the impact to system confidentiality and integrity is high, the impact to the availability of the effected component is none. Version information: version 13.07..

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.