Local privilege escalation via authentication-result tampering
Published Apr 8, 2024 · Updated Aug 27, 2024
Improper authentication in NewQ secdiskapp 1.5.1 allows local users to gain administrator privileges in the management program. The vsVerifyPassword and vsSetFingerPrintPower paths trust EAX authentication results that a local debugger can alter after invalid password or fingerprint input, converting failure values into success. Low-privilege local access, the security USB, and debugger control are required; successful exploitation permits adding or deleting users and reading, altering, or deleting protected drive data.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in NewQ secdiskapp 1.5.1 allows local users to gain administrator privileges in the management program. The vsVerifyPassword and vsSetFingerPrintPower paths trust EAX authentication results that a local debugger can alter after invalid password or fingerprint input, converting failure values into success. Low-privilege local access, the security USB, and debugger control are required; successful exploitation permits adding or deleting users and reading, altering, or deleting protected drive data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-24279
- Published
- Apr 8, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2024
- Vendor
- NewQ
- Product
- secdiskapp
- Classifications
- CWE-261, CWE-287, T1556
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.5.1
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Password and fingerprint authentication bypass debugger procedureproof of concept · demonstrated
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