CVE-2024-3459

high

Description

KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.34) allows to escape the environment by downloading PDF files, which then by default are opened in an external PDF viewer. By using built-in functions of that viewer it is possible to launch a web browser, search through local files and, subsequently, launch any program with user privileges.

References

https://www.kioware.com/

https://cert.pl/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459

https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-05-14

Updated: 2025-02-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00058