CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-35288

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Nitro PDF Pro before version 13.70.8.82 and versions 14.x before 14.26.1.0 allows local privilege escalation in the MSI installer. This occurs because custom actions are performed unsafely in repair mode, and CertUtil is run in a conhost.exe window, allowing the use of CTRL+o to launch cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access to the system can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the machine with system privileges, leading to system compromise and potential access to sensitive data.

Recommendation

Immediately update Nitro PDF Pro to version 13.70.8.82 or later (for the 13.x branch) and to version 14.26.1.0 or later (for the 14.x branch).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Nitro PDF Pro before 13.70.8.82 and 14.x before 14.26.1.0 allows Local Privilege Escalation in the MSI Installer because custom actions occur unsafely in repair mode. CertUtil is run in a conhost.exe window, and there is a mechanism allowing CTRL+o to launch cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS