🛡️ CVE-2024-3779 — endpoint-antivirus

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2024-3779 is classified as CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions. Files or resources are created with permissions that are broader than they need to be.

Affected software

CVE-2024-3779 is recorded against 8 packages.

• endpoint-antivirus (fixed in 11.1.2039.0)
• endpoint-security (fixed in 11.1.2039.0)
• internet-security (fixed in 17.2.7.0)
• mail-security
• nod32 (fixed in 17.2.7.0)
• security (fixed in 11.0.15004.0)
• server-security (fixed in 11.0.12012.0)
• smart-security (fixed in 17.2.7.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 16 July 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

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Other advisories for this package

endpoint-antivirus has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2024-0353 (7.8 High, published 15 Feb 2024)
• CVE-2023-7043 (3.3 Low, published 31 Jan 2024)
• CVE-2023-5594 (7.5 High, published 21 Dec 2023)
• CVE-2023-3160 (7.8 High, published 14 Aug 2023)
• CVE-2023-2847 (7.8 High, published 15 Jun 2023)
• CVE-2022-27167 (7.1 High, published 10 May 2022)
• CVE-2022-0615 (5.9 Medium, published 25 Feb 2022)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions) in other software:

• CVE-2026-53657 (8.2 High, published 14 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-48790 (5.5 Medium, published 11 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-21074 (published 10 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-4793 (7.3 High, published 3 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-39875 (7.8 High, published 27 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-39874 (7.8 High, published 27 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-16247 (7.3 High, published 20 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-16246 (7.3 High, published 20 Jul 2026)

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