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Improper Access Control

CVE-2024-22830

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

Anti-Cheat Expert's Windows kernel module "ACE-BASE.sys" version 1.0.2202.6217 does not perform proper access control when handling system resources. This allows a local attacker to escalate privileges from regular user to System or PPL level.

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  • LOCAL
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  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published