CVE-2024-7243
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPanda Security Dome Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Panda Security Dome. 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 the PSANHost executable. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23413.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceLocal privilege escalation in Panda Security Dome's PSANHost service. Attackers with low-privileged code execution create a junction (filesystem reparse point) that the service follows, causing it to create arbitrary files in SYSTEM context. This allows escalation to full SYSTEM privileges and arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 22.02.01CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Panda Dome is installedOpen Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl) or check Registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ for Panda Security Panda Dome entry and note the versionAffected if Version is 22.02.01 specifically
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Verify PSANHost service presenceOpen Services (services.msc) and locate PSANHost service, or run 'sc query PSANHost' via command promptAffected if PSANHost service exists and is running on the system
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Inspect PSANHost service executable pathRun 'sc qc PSANHost' to retrieve the binary path, then verify the directory permissions on the parent folderAffected if Service points to a directory where low-privileged users can create junctions
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Check for junction points in service directoriesUse 'dir /aL' or Sysinternal's 'junction' tool to enumerate reparse points in directories like C:\Program Files\Panda Security\ or C:\ProgramData\Panda Security\Affected if Any unexpected junction points exist in Panda Security program directories
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Audit recent file creation by PSANHost serviceReview Windows Event Logs (Security and System) for Event ID 4688 (new process) or use File History/EFS logs to identify files created by the PSANHost process outside expected pathsAffected if Files were created in unusual locations or by PSANHost running under SYSTEM context in unexpected directories
The system is affected if Panda Dome version 22.02.01 is installed with the PSANHost service running and any suspicious junction points exist in service-related directories, or if unexpected files were created by the service.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch from Panda Security for CVE-2024-7243. Until patch is available, restrict file system access to the PSANHost service directories and monitor for suspicious junction creation in service paths.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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