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TI-2024-06705 Aliases CVE-2024-7240GHSA-hfx9-j834-cmxw

Link following in F-Secure Total

Priority LOW 36CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
F-SecureTotal19.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Total VendorF-Secure Affected 19.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:total:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.2VulnerableF-Secure
  • cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:total:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.2 Vulnerable ·F-Secure

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7240
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfx9-j834-cmxw

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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