NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. 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 nxnode.exe. The process loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
. Was ZDI-CAN-24039.
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Description | NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. 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 nxnode.exe. The process loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-24039. | |
Title | NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-427 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-11-22T21:30:47.553Z
Updated: 2024-11-22T21:30:47.553Z
Reserved: 2024-07-29T21:12:00.244Z
Link: CVE-2024-7253
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2024-11-22T22:15:17.667
Modified: 2024-11-22T22:15:17.667
Link: CVE-2024-7253
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