CVE-2024-7062
HIGHNimble Commander < 1.6.1 - Privilege Escalation via Files.PrivilegedIOHelperV2
Title source: llmDescription
Nimble Commander suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the server (info.filesmanager.Files.PrivilegedIOHelperV2) performing improper/insufficient validation of a client’s authorization before executing an operation. Consequently, it is possible to execute system-level commands as the root user, such as changing permissions and ownership, obtaining a handle (file descriptor) of an arbitrary file, and terminating processes, among other operations.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://pentraze.com/vulnerability-reports/CVE-2024-7062/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0025
EPSS Percentile
15.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (1)
mikekazakov/nimble_commander
< 1.6.1
Published
Jul 26, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026