Incorrect default permissions in Edgecross Basic Software for Windows
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Edgecross Basic Software for Windows versions 1.00 and later and Edgecross Basic Software for Developers versions 1.00 and later allows a malicious local attacker to execute an arbitrary malicious code, resulting in information disclosure, tampering with and deletion, or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, if the product is installed in a folder other than a folder that only users with administrative privilege have permission to modify.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecross Consortium | Edgecross Basic Software for Windows | versions 1.00 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Edgecross Consortium | Edgecross Basic Software for Developers | versions 1.00 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Edgecross Basic Software for Windows VendorEdgecross Consortium Affected versions 1.00 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Edgecross Basic Software for Developers VendorEdgecross Consortium Affected versions 1.00 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Edgecross Basic Software for Developers, Edgecross Basic Software for Windows — edgecross.org/client_info/EDGECROSS/view/userweb/ext/en/dat…
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-03935 External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in Edgecross Basic Software for…Priority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4229
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73w7-h363-3xgf
References
More Edgecross Consortium vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-03935 External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in Edgecross Basic Software for… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-4229 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4229 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-73w7-h363-3xgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences