CVE-2024-7245
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 VPN Incorrect Permission Assignment 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 Hydra Sdk Windows Service. The issue lies in the lack of proper permissions set on a folder created by the service. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23429.
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 confidenceThe Hydra Sdk Windows Service in Panda Security Dome VPN creates a folder with incorrect permissions (likely overly permissive Access Control Lists). A local attacker with the ability to execute low-privileged code can write executable files to this folder or manipulate its contents, then leverage the service's SYSTEM-level privileges to execute those files and gain full system control.
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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 installed Panda Dome versionCheck the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PandaDome or use 'Get-ItemProperty' on the installation directory to find the versionAffected if The installed version is exactly 22.02.01
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Locate the Hydra Sdk Windows ServiceOpen Services console (services.msc) or run 'Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*Hydra*"}' to find services containing Hydra in the nameAffected if A service named Hydra Sdk or similar is present and running
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Identify the folder created by the Hydra Sdk serviceUse Process Monitor (procmon) from Sysinternals to monitor file system activity from the Hydra Sdk service process, or inspect the service's installation directory under C:\Program Files\Panda Security\Panda Dome\Affected if The service creates a subfolder under its installation directory with permissive access rights
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Examine folder permissions for excessive accessRight-click the identified folder, go to Properties > Security tab, or run 'Get-Acl "<folder path>" | fl' to view the Access Control ListAffected if Users without administrator privileges are granted Write or Modify permissions to the folder, allowing them to create or modify executable files there
A user is affected if Panda Dome version 22.02.01 is installed and the Hydra Sdk service creates a folder where non-admin users have Write or Modify permissions that could be exploited for privilege escalation.
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 the vendor patch when released. As an interim control, audit and restrict permissions on folders created by the Hydra Sdk service to follow least-privilege principles, removing write access for non-admin users.
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