Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Taegis Endpoint Agent for Linux - CVE-2024-13861
Published: April 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107396
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-13861
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sophos
Affected software:
Taegis Endpoint Agent for Linux
Taegis Endpoint Agent for Linux
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local unprivileged user can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Note, the vulnerability affects only Debian package component of Taegis Endpoint Agent (Linux). Redhat-based Linux systems using RPM packages are not affected.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-13861
Install updates from vendor's website.