CVE-2024-3459

7.8 highEPSS 0.3%

High (7.8) in kioware kioware. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 that viewer it is possible to launch a web browser, search through local files and, subsequently, launch any program with user privileges.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 18% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-424
Published: 2024-05-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

kioware:kioware

References

https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459
https://cert.pl/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459
https://www.kioware.com/
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459
https://cert.pl/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459

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