Vulnerability in Faronics Winselect (Standard + Enterprise)
CVE-2024-36497
The decrypted configuration file contains the password in cleartext which is used to configure WINSelect. It can be used to remove the existing restrictions and disable WINSelect entirely.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Faronics Winselect (Standard + Enterprise) — versions 8.30.xx.903
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf (third-party-advisory)
- 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf (release-notes)
- 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-36497?
- CVE-2024-36497 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Faronics Winselect (Standard + Enterprise), classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-06-24.
- How severe is CVE-2024-36497?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.