Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-7240
F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of F-Secure Total. User interaction on the part of an administrator is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the WithSecure plugin hosting service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23005.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 6.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.3