CVE-2024-0206: A symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in Trellix Anti-Malware Engine prior to the January 2024 release allows an authenticated local user to...
Description
A symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in Trellix Anti-Malware Engine prior to the January 2024 release allows an authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges. This was achieved by adding an entry to the registry under the Trellix ENS registry folder with a symbolic link to files that the user wouldn't normally have permission to. After a scan, the Engine would follow the links and remove the files
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-0206
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
Vendor: Trellix
Product: Anti-Malware Engine
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.12% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 32.29% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
SSVC Exploitation: none
SSVC Technical Impact: total
SSVC Automatable: false
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0206https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10415