PT-2024-3706 · Microsoft · Windows

Heegong123 · Published 2024-05-14 · Updated 2025-04-25 · CVE-2024-30033

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Search Service, which is caused by incorrect handling of symbolic links before accessing a file. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-04052

CVE-2024-30033

ZDI-24-451

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-451 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30033 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30033 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-04052 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30033 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-30033 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-30033 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/BenitoMourelo/status/1915782735488057561 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/avleonovcom/1347 · Telegram Post