Local privilege escalation via privileged temp-file deletion
Published Feb 8, 2024 · Updated Feb 26, 2026
Improper privilege management in Forescout SecureConnector 11.3.06.0063 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges on Windows. SecureConnector.exe creates, runs, and deletes compliance-check files with SYSTEM rights inside a temporary directory that an unprivileged user can control. Triggering Recheck Compliance Status lets that user win a race to replace a script or redirect output-file deletion through a junction and symbolic link, enabling privileged code execution or arbitrary deletion of protected files.
Summary
What happened
Improper privilege management in Forescout SecureConnector 11.3.06.0063 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges on Windows. SecureConnector.exe creates, runs, and deletes compliance-check files with SYSTEM rights inside a temporary directory that an unprivileged user can control. Triggering Recheck Compliance Status lets that user win a race to replace a script or redirect output-file deletion through a junction and symbolic link, enabling privileged code execution or arbitrary deletion of protected files.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22795
- Published
- Feb 8, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- ForeScout SecureConnector arbitrary-file-delete PoCfunctional · demonstrated
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