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Secureanywhere Web ShieldApplication · Webroot

CVE-2024-7826

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-03
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.1.2.3 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Webroot SecureAnywhere - Web Shield on Windows, ARM, 64 bit, 32 bit (wrURL.Dll modules) allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects SecureAnywhere - Web Shield: before 2.1.2.3.

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 · moderate confidence

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Webroot SecureAnywhere Web Shield (wrURL.Dll) allows functionality misuse. This is a logic flaw where the component fails to properly validate or handle exceptional conditions during web traffic scanning, potentially allowing attackers to bypass security controls. The issue affects versions before 2.1.2.3 across Windows, ARM, 64-bit, and 32-bit platforms.

MitigationUpgrade Webroot SecureAnywhere - Web Shield to version 2.1.2.3 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Secureanywhere Web ShieldApplication
Affected:< 2.1.2.3

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Webroot SecureAnywhere installation
    Check for Webroot installation by looking for the product in Add/Remove Programs (appwiz.cpl), or search for wrURL.Dll in common installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Webroot\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Webroot\
    Affected if Webroot SecureAnywhere is not installed or wrURL.Dll is not present on the system, then the issue does not apply
  2. Locate wrURL.Dll version
    Right-click wrURL.Dll in the Webroot installation directory, select Properties, and view the Details tab to find the File Version. Alternatively, use PowerShell: Get-ItemProperty 'C:\Program Files\Webroot\*\wrURL.Dll' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object Name, VersionInfo
    Affected if The file version is lower than 2.1.2.3, indicating an affected version of the component
  3. Check Webroot SecureAnywhere product version
    Open Webroot SecureAnywhere console, go to Settings > About, or run 'wsc -? -v' from command line if available. Check the main product version which includes the Web Shield component
    Affected if The installed Webroot version is below 2.1.2.3, meaning the Web Shield component is vulnerable
  4. Confirm Web Shield is active
    Check if the Web Shield feature is enabled: Look for the Webroot icon in the system tray indicating real-time protection, or check Webroot UI under 'Shields' or 'Real-Time Protection' settings to verify web scanning is active
    Affected if Web Shield is enabled and running with a version below 2.1.2.3, the specific vulnerability condition is present

A system is affected if Webroot SecureAnywhere with Web Shield component (wrURL.Dll) is installed with a version lower than 2.1.2.3 and the Web Shield feature is enabled for web traffic scanning.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.1.2.3 or later
Fixed in 2.1.2.3
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Webroot SecureAnywhere - Web Shield to version 2.1.2.3 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Webroot SecureAnywhere - Web Shield version 2.1.2.3 or later

  1. 1. Verify current Webroot SecureAnywhere - Web Shield version by checking the application or system information
  2. 2. Navigate to the official Webroot support site at answers.webroot.com or the main Webroot download page
  3. 3. Download the latest version of Webroot SecureAnywhere (version 2.1.2.3 or later)
  4. 4. Run the installer with administrator privileges
  5. 5. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the upgrade
  6. 6. Verify the upgraded version is 2.1.2.3 or higher by checking the application properties
  7. 7. Restart any services or the system if prompted to ensure the Web Shield module is fully updated

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Secureanywhere Web Shield Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
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