High severity · published Aug 7, 2024
CVE-2024-7061
Okta Verify for Windows is vulnerable to privilege escalation through DLL hijacking
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Okta Verify for Windows is vulnerable to privilege escalation through DLL hijacking. The vulnerability is fixed in Okta Verify for Windows version 5.0.2. To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade to 5.0.2 or greater.
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)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OV
Okta Verify for Windows · Okta
5.0.1 before 5.0.1 · source: vendor
VE
Verify · Okta
before 5.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7061
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7061
Not Applicable
https://help.okta.com/oie/en-us/content/topics/releasenotes/oie-ov-release-notes.htm#panel4
Vendor Advisory
https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/okta-verify-for-windows-privilege-escalation-cve-2024-7061/
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