CVE-2024-48605Public exploit

Local code execution via wow64log.dll search hijacking

Published Oct 22, 2024 · Updated Oct 22, 2024

DLL search-path hijacking in Bhasha Lanka Helakuru 1.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through a crafted wow64log.dll. At startup, Helakuru searches for the absent library and loads an attacker-planted file from an uncontrolled path without validating its origin. Low-privileged local access and write access to a searched location are required, and successful exploitation runs code in the Helakuru process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DLL search-path hijacking in Bhasha Lanka Helakuru 1.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code through a crafted wow64log.dll. At startup, Helakuru searches for the absent library and loads an attacker-planted file from an uncontrolled path without validating its origin. Low-privileged local access and write access to a searched location are required, and successful exploitation runs code in the Helakuru process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-48605
Published
Oct 22, 2024
Updated
Oct 22, 2024
Vendor
Bhasha Lanka
Product
Helakuru
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Bhasha Lanka · Helakuruversion=1.1

Published CVSS scores

7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow DLL

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