CVE-2024-36497Public exploit

Local restriction bypass via cleartext configuration password

Published Jun 24, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Cleartext password storage in Faronics WINSelect before 8.30.xx.903 allows local users to recover its administrative password. The decrypted WINSelect.wsd XML places the configuration secret directly in the ADMINPASSWORD element instead of a one-way verifier. Exploitation requires local file access and decryption; the recovered password permits removal of workstation restrictions and complete disablement.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext password storage in Faronics WINSelect before 8.30.xx.903 allows local users to recover its administrative password. The decrypted WINSelect.wsd XML places the configuration secret directly in the ADMINPASSWORD element instead of a one-way verifier. Exploitation requires local file access and decryption; the recovered password permits removal of workstation restrictions and complete disablement.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36497
Published
Jun 24, 2024
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
Faronics
Product
WINSelect
Classifications
CWE-312, CAPEC-578, T1562.001, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8.30.xx.903

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Faronics · WINSelectversion=0 <8.30.xx.903

Published CVSS scores

9.1CISACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CAPEC-578Disable Security Software
T1562.001Disable or Modify Tools
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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