CVE-2024-7253
HIGHNoMachine 7.0-7.15.6 - Local Privilege Escalation via Uncontrolled Search Path in nxnode.exe
Title source: llmDescription
NoMachine Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NoMachine. 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 nxnode.exe. The process loads a library from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-24039.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1042/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://kb.nomachine.com/TR07V11184
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0035
EPSS Percentile
26.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (1)
nomachine/nomachine
7.0 - 7.15.6
Published
Nov 22, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026