SYSTEM file creation via manipulated data directory
Published Apr 30, 2024 · Updated Aug 9, 2024
Path traversal in Quest KACE Agent for Windows 12.0.38 and 13.1.23.0 allows local users to create arbitrary files as SYSTEM. The KSchedulerSvc.exe, KUserAlert.exe, and Runkbot.exe components use a user-manipulable data directory without restricting file paths to their intended location. Low-privileged access to the Windows endpoint is required; successful exploitation writes attacker-chosen files with NT Authority\SYSTEM rights.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Quest KACE Agent for Windows 12.0.38 and 13.1.23.0 allows local users to create arbitrary files as SYSTEM. The KSchedulerSvc.exe, KUserAlert.exe, and Runkbot.exe components use a user-manipulable data directory without restricting file paths to their intended location. Low-privileged access to the Windows endpoint is required; successful exploitation writes attacker-chosen files with NT Authority\SYSTEM rights.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-23772
- Published
- Apr 30, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 9, 2024
- Vendor
- Quest Software
- Product
- KACE Systems Management Appliance
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 30, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=12.0.38
- Affected versionversion=13.1.23.0
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