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SCA: security update for github.com/kolide/launcher (GHSA-66q9-2rvx-qfj5)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 411252

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - The Kolide Agent (aka: Launcher) is the lightweight agent designed to work with Kolide's service. An
 implementation bug in the Kolide Agent (known as `launcher`) allows for local privilege escalation to the
 SYSTEM user on Windows 10 and 11. The bug was introduced in version 1.5.3 when launcher started storing
 upgraded binaries in the ProgramData directory. This move to the new directory meant the launcher root
 directory inherited default permissions that are not as strict as the previous location. These incorrect
 default permissions in conjunction with an omitted SystemDrive environmental variable (when launcher
 starts osqueryd), allows a malicious actor with access to the local Windows device to successfully place
 an arbitrary DLL into the osqueryd process's search path. Under some circumstances, this DLL will be
 executed when osqueryd performs a WMI query. This combination of events could then allow the attacker to
 escalate their privileges to SYSTEM. Impacted versions include versions >= 1.5.3 and the fix has been
 released in 1.12.3. (CVE-2024-54131)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66q9-2rvx-qfj5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 411252

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.49

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-54131

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Threat Score: 4.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-54131