CVE-2024-7249

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. The 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.

• CWE-59
• CWE-59

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-954/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-954/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Jul 29, 2024

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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