CVE-2024-5929

SYSTEM code execution via unsecured file loading

Published Aug 21, 2024 · Updated Aug 21, 2024

Uncontrolled search path in VIPRE Advanced Security 12.0.1.214 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. The Patch Management Agent loads a file from an unsecured location, allowing attacker-controlled code to run with the agent's privileges. Exploitation requires the ability to execute low-privileged code on the Windows host, after which the attacker gains SYSTEM-level control.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled search path in VIPRE Advanced Security 12.0.1.214 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM. The Patch Management Agent loads a file from an unsecured location, allowing attacker-controlled code to run with the agent's privileges. Exploitation requires the ability to execute low-privileged code on the Windows host, after which the attacker gains SYSTEM-level control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5929
Published
Aug 21, 2024
Updated
Aug 21, 2024
Vendor
VIPRE
Product
VIPRE Advanced Security
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.0.1.214

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

VIPRE · VIPRE Advanced Securityversion=12.0.1.214

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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