QuickHeal Antivirus Pro/Total Security 24.0 wssrvc.exe default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in QuickHeal Antivirus Pro and Total Security 24.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file wssrvc.exe. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-48292. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in QuickHeal Antivirus Pro and Total Security 24.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file wssrvc.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in the wssrvc.exe service of QuickHeal Antivirus Pro Version v24.0 and Quick Heal Total Security v24.0 allows authenticated attackers to escalate privileges.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-48292 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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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 🔍
11/18/2024 +41 days 🔍
11/18/2024 +0 days 🔍
11/20/2024 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-48292 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-48292
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-285055

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2024 22:20
Updated: 11/20/2024 10:54
Changes: 11/18/2024 22:20 (52), 11/20/2024 10:54 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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