{"id":"CVE-2024-7249","aliases":["EUVD-2024-48197","GHSA-xj7g-33m8-grpw"],"status":"published","title":"Comodo Firewall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"Comodo Firewall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Comodo Firewall. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the cmdagent executable. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the application to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. 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This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Comodo Firewall. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the cmdagent executable. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the application to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21794.","status":"published","published":"2024-07-29T21:18:13.3Z","modified":"2024-08-01T21:52:31.46Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:21.025267Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-48197","description":"Comodo Firewall Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. 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