CVE-2024-26292
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-14
Last updated on: 2025-07-15
Assigner: ENISA
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| avid | nexis_f-series | * |
| avid | nexis_pro+ | * |
| avid | nexis_e-series | * |
| avid | system_director_appliance | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion issue in the Avid NEXIS and System Director Appliance software running on Linux and Windows. Because the application runs with the highest privileges (root or NT_AUTHORITY SYSTEM), an attacker who is authenticated can exploit this vulnerability to delete critical files on the system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that an attacker with authentication can delete critical files on the affected system. Since the application runs with highest privileges, this could lead to system instability, data loss, or denial of service by removing essential files.