{"id":"CVE-2024-7240","aliases":["EUVD-2024-48842","GHSA-hfx9-j834-cmxw"],"status":"published","title":"F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","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.\n\nThe 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.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.0038,"percentile":0.3225,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"published":"2024-11-22T21:12:29Z","modified":"2026-06-17T08:19:41Z","products":[{"vendor":"f-secure","product":"total"},{"vendor":"hashthemes","product":"total"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1012/","tags":["x_research-advisory","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7240"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1012"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfx9-j834-cmxw"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-7240","title":"F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. 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