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CVE-2024-40872

HIGH · CVSS 8.4 EPSS 0.16%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-07-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2024-40872
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.4
EPSS
0.16%

Original NVD Description

There is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in server and client components of Absolute Secure Access prior to version 13.07. Attackers with local access and valid desktop user credentials can elevate their privilege to system level by passing invalid address data to the vulnerable component. This could be used to manipulate process tokens to elevate the privilege of a normal process to System. The scope is changed, the impact to system confidentiality and integrity is high, the impact to the availability of the effected component is none.