01 Record
CVE-2024-3459
KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.34) allows to escape the environment by downloading PDF files, which then by default are opened in an external PDF viewer. By using built-in functions of
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: CERT-PL
CNA base score8.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.34) allows to escape the environment by downloading PDF files, which then by default are opened in an external PDF viewer. By using built-in functions of
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 18.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-05-09 10:13Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-01 20:12Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-04-08
- Assigning CNA
- CERT-PL
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-424Improper Protection of Alternate PathClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a13c5f14ef285be3eab2ef7a0566f78ed4aef0b790c433f38c7d500e6e3dfac0
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- cert.plhttps://cert.pl/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459
- cert.plhttps://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459
- www.kioware.comhttps://www.kioware.com/