CVE-2024-12552

SYSTEM code execution via symbolic-link file creation

Published Dec 13, 2024 · Updated Dec 16, 2024

Local privilege escalation in Wacom Center 6.4.7.5003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM through a symbolic link. WTabletServicePro.exe follows an attacker-created symbolic link while its privileged service creates a file, redirecting the write to an attacker-chosen path. Exploitation requires low-privileged local code execution and enables arbitrary code execution in the SYSTEM context through the resulting privileged file creation.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Wacom Center 6.4.7.5003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM through a symbolic link. WTabletServicePro.exe follows an attacker-created symbolic link while its privileged service creates a file, redirecting the write to an attacker-chosen path. Exploitation requires low-privileged local code execution and enables arbitrary code execution in the SYSTEM context through the resulting privileged file creation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-12552
Published
Dec 13, 2024
Updated
Dec 16, 2024
Vendor
Wacom
Product
Wacom Center
Classifications
CWE-59, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.4.7.5003

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Wacom · Wacom Centerversion=6.4.7.5003

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.0Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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