Nitro PDF Pro prior 13.70.8.82/14.26.1.0 MSI Installer Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Nitro PDF Pro. This impacts an unknown function of the component MSI Installer. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-35288. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nitro PDF Pro. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component MSI Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Nitro PDF Pro before 13.70.8.82 and 14.x before 14.26.1.0 allows Local Privilege Escalation in the MSI Installer because custom actions occur unsafely in repair mode. CertUtil is run in a conhost.exe window, and there is a mechanism allowing CTRL+o to launch cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

The weakness was released by Sandro Einfeldt and Michael Baer. The advisory is shared for download at sec-consult.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-35288 since 05/15/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 13.70.8.82 or 14.26.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-35262). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PDF Pro 13.70.8.82/14.26.1.0

Timelineinfo

05/15/2024 🔍
10/01/2024 +139 days 🔍
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06/14/2025 +256 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sec-consult.com
Researcher: Sandro Einfeldt, Michael Baer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-35288 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-35288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278936
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2024 07:43
Updated: 06/14/2025 20:40
Changes: 10/01/2024 07:43 (51), 10/01/2024 17:10 (10), 10/10/2024 13:56 (12), 06/14/2025 20:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:416:103

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