Panda Security Dome PSANHost Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability [CVE-2024-8424]

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Panda Security Dome.

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 the Application Host Service.

By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file.

An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

Panda Security has issued an update to correct this vulnerability.

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