CVE-2024-0206

HIGH

Trellix Anti-Malware Engine - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Symbolic Link Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A symbolic link manipulation vulnerability in Trellix Anti-Malware Engine prior to the January 2024 release allows an authenticated local user to potentially gain an escalation of privileges. This was achieved by adding an entry to the registry under the Trellix ENS registry folder with a symbolic link to files that the user wouldn't normally have permission to. After a scan, the Engine would follow the links and remove the files

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 8.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (1)
trellix/anti-malware_engine 6600
Published Jan 09, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026