Description
F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of F-Secure Total. User interaction on the part of an administrator is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WithSecure plugin hosting service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23005.
Problem types
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Product status
19.2
References
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1012/ (ZDI-24-1012)