CVE-2024-7253

HIGH

NoMachine 7.0-7.15.6 - Local Privilege Escalation via Uncontrolled Search Path in nxnode.exe

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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