CVE-2024-7400
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
The vulnerability potentially allowed an attacker to misuse ESET’s file operations during the removal of a detected file on the Windows operating system to delete files without having proper permissions to do so.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.9–8.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (32)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-2196ESET Produkte (Windows): Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2024-09-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ESET Endpoint Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus und ESET Server Security ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-7400/cnnvd
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca8726-local-privilege-escalation-fixed-for-vulnerability-during-detected-file-removal-in-eset-products-for-windowscnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/ESET-NOD32-Antivirus-file-deletion-via-Detected-File-Removal-45198cnnvd
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca8726-local-privilege-escalation-fixed-for-vulnerability-during-detected-file-removal-in-eset-products-for-windowsenisa_euvd
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca8726-local-privilege-escalation-fixed-for-vulnerability-during-detected-file-removal-in-eset-products-for-windowsnvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan