ESET NOD32 Antivirus 17.0.16.0 - Unquoted Service Path

vendor:

ESET NOD32 Antivirus

by:

Milad Karimi (Ex3ptionaL)

6.1

CVSS

HIGH

Unquoted Service Path

428

CWE

Product Name: ESET NOD32 Antivirus

Affected Version From: 17.0.16.0

Affected Version To: 17.0.16.0

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: CVE-2024-XXXXX

CPE: a:eset:nod32_antivirus:17.0.16.0

Metasploit: https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/juniper-junos-os-jsa79179/

Other Scripts: https://www.infosecmatter.com/metasploit-module-library/?mm=auxiliary/scanner/http/coldfusion_locale_traversal

Platforms Tested: Windows

2024

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 17.0.16.0 – Unquoted Service Path

The ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 17.0.16.0 on Windows 10 has an unquoted service path vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this by placing a malicious executable in a directory included in the system's PATH environment variable, leading to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability has been identified as CVE-2024-XXXXX.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that all service paths are quoted properly with the full path to the executable. Regularly monitor and restrict write access to directories containing services.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: ESET NOD32 Antivirus 17.0.16.0 - Unquoted Service Path
# Exploit Author: Milad Karimi (Ex3ptionaL)
# Exploit Date: 2024-04-01
# Vendor : https://www.eset.com
# Version : 17.0.16.0
# Tested on OS: Microsoft Windows 10 pro x64

C:\>wmic service get name,displayname,pathname,startmode |findstr /i "auto"
|findstr /i /v "c:\windows\\" |findstr /i /v """

ESET Updater ESETServiceSvc C:\Program Files (x86)\ESET\ESET
Security\ekrn.exe

C:\>sc qc ekrn
[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: ekrn
        TYPE               : 20  WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
        START_TYPE         : 2   AUTO_START
        ERROR_CONTROL      : 1   NORMAL
        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : "C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Security\ekrn.exe"
        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   : Base
        TAG                : 0
        DISPLAY_NAME       : ESET Service
        DEPENDENCIES       :
        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem

C:\>systeminfo

OS Name:  Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
OS Version: 10.0.19045 N/A Build 19045
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation