CVE-2024-4978
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.269 · 98 %ileEUUSadded 2024-05-29remediate by 2024-06-19
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-24
Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Viewer Installer Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Justice AV Solutions Viewer Setup 8.3.7.250-1 contains a malicious binary when executed and is signed with an unexpected authenticode signature. A remote, privileged threat actor may exploit this vulnerability to execute of unauthorized PowerShell commands.
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affected products (2)
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references (9)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-4978/cnnvd
- https://twitter.com/2RunJack2/status/1775052981966377148cnnvd
- https://twitter.com/2RunJack2/status/1775052981966377148enisa_euvd
- https://www.javs.com/downloads/enisa_euvd
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/23/cve-2024-4978-backdoored-justice-av-solutions-viewer-software-used-in-apparent-supply-chain-attack/enisa_euvd
- https://twitter.com/2RunJack2/status/1775052981966377148Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-4978US Government Resourcenvd
- https://www.javs.com/downloads/Broken LinkProductnvd
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