VDB-282655 · CVE-2024-48200 · GCVE-0-2024-48200

MobaXterm 24.2 conhost.exe remove Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in MobaXterm 24.2. Affected is the function remove of the file conhost.exe. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-48200. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MobaXterm 24.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function remove of the file conhost.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in MobaXterm v24.2 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code via the remove function of the MobaXterm MSI is spawning one Administrative cmd (conhost.exe)

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-48200 since 10/08/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Windowing System Software

Name

MobaXterm

Version

24.2

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/08/2024 🔍
10/31/2024 +23 days 🔍
10/31/2024 +0 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-48200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-48200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282655

Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2024 23:32
Changes: 10/31/2024 23:32 (51)
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