High severity · published Jul 9, 2024
CVE-2024-4944
Mobile VPN with SSL Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A local privilege escalation vlnerability in the WatchGuard Mobile VPN with SSL client on Windows enables a local user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileged.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MV
Mobile VPN with SSL Client · WatchGuard
12.0 before 12.10.4 · source: vendor
MV
Mobile Vpn With Ssl · Watchguard
before 12.10.4 · source: NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4944
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4944
psirt.watchguard.com
https://psirt.watchguard.com/CVE-2024-4944
Vendor Advisory
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2024-00010
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