GHSA-66q9-2rvx-qfj5

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66q9-2rvx-qfj5

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/12/GHSA-66q9-2rvx-qfj5/GHSA-66q9-2rvx-qfj5.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-66q9-2rvx-qfj5

Aliases

CVE-2024-54131
GO-2024-3308

Published

2024-12-03T20:56:58Z

Modified

2024-12-04T16:57:46.769979Z

Severity

7.3 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

Kolide Agent Privilege Escalation (Windows, Versions >= 1.5.3, < 1.12.3)

Details

An implementation bug in the Kolide Agent (known as launcher) allows for local privilege escalation to the SYSTEM user on Windows 10 and 11. Impacted versions include versions >= 1.5.3 and the fix has been released in 1.12.3.

The bug was introduced in version 1.5.3 when launcher started storing upgraded binaries in the ProgramData directory (#1510). This move to the new directory meant the launcher root directory inherited default permissions that are not as strict as the previous location. These incorrect default permissions in conjunction with an omitted SystemDrive environmental variable (when launcher starts osqueryd), allows a malicious actor with access to the local Windows device to successfully place an arbitrary DLL into the osqueryd process's search path. Under some circumstances, this DLL will be executed when osqueryd performs a WMI query. This combination of events could then allow the attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM.

This issue was found by Bryan Alexander of Atredis Partners and responsibly reported through the Kolide bug bounty program. Kolide made the appropriate changes and released a fix in version 1.12.3 of the launcher package.

Database specific

{
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-276",
        "CWE-456"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-12-03T20:56:58Z"
}

References

Affected packages

Go / github.com/kolide/launcher

Package

Name: github.com/kolide/launcher; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/kolide/launcher

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

1.5.3

Fixed

1.12.3