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CVE-2024-45770mediumCWE-59

Pcp: pmpost symlink attack allows escalating pcp to root user

13Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 4.4epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 78% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A vulnerability was found in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP). This flaw can only be exploited if an attacker has access to a compromised PCP system account. The issue is related to the pmpost tool, which is used to log messages in the system. Under certain conditions, it runs with high-level privileges.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N