Panda Security Dome 22.02.01 link following

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Panda Security Dome 22.02.01. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-13043. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Panda Security Dome 22.02.01. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Panda Security Dome Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Panda Security Dome. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Hotspot Shield. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the application to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23478.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-13043 since 12/30/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/04/2025).

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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• Panda Security

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• Dome

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• 22.02.01

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• commercial

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