Description

NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within nxnode.exe. The process loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

. Was ZDI-CAN-24039.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-7253

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.8

Affected Products

Vendor: NoMachine

Product: NoMachine

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 18.64% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1042/
https://kb.nomachine.com/TR07V11184

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