WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection 17

WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection. User interaction on the part of an administrator is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WithSecure plugin hosting service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23035.

Published: 2024-05-22T19:13:53.373Z
Updated: 2024-08-01T20:40:47.114Z

Certain WithSecure products allow a Denial of Service because the engine scanner can go into an infinite loop when processing an archive file. This affects WithSecure Client Security 15, WithSecure Server Security 15, WithSecure Email and Server Security 15, WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection 17 and later, WithSecure Client Security for Mac 15, WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection for Mac 17 and later, WithSecure Linux Security 64 12.0, WithSecure Linux Protection 12.0, and WithSecure Atlant 1.0.35-1.

Published: 2024-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-05T18:01:32.049Z

Certain WithSecure products allow Local Privilege Escalation. This affects WithSecure Client Security 15 and later, WithSecure Server Security 15 and later, WithSecure Email and Server Security 15 and later, and WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection 17 and later.

Published: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2025-05-15T19:42:06.703Z