Delinea Privilege Manager 12.0.2 on Windows DLL uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Delinea Privilege Manager on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component DLL Handler. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-39708. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Delinea Privilege Manager on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in the Agent in Delinea Privilege Manager (formerly Thycotic Privilege Manager) before 12.0.1096 on Windows. Sometimes, a non-administrator user can copy a crafted DLL file to a temporary directory (used by .NET Shadow Copies) such that privilege escalation can occur if the core agent service loads that file.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.delinea.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-39708 since 06/27/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

Upgrading to version 12.0.1096 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at docs.delinea.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-38196). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Privilege Manager 12.0.1096

Timelineinfo

06/27/2024 🔍
06/28/2024 +1 days 🔍
06/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/15/2025 +352 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.delinea.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-39708 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-39708
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-269912
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2024 07:15
Updated: 06/15/2025 02:30
Changes: 06/28/2024 07:15 (54), 08/15/2024 19:26 (13), 06/15/2025 02:30 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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