CVE-2024-49039

FAQ

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to run a specially crafted application on the target system exploit the vulnerability to elevate their privileges to a Medium Integrity Level.

According to the CVSS metric, successful exploitation could lead to a scope change (S:C). What does this mean for this vulnerability?

In this case, a successful attack could be performed from a low privilege AppContainer. The attacker could elevate their privileges and execute code or access resources at a higher integrity level than that of the AppContainer execution environment.

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute RPC functions that are restricted to privileged accounts only.