CVE-2024-31498

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Published Apr 4, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Yubico ykman-gui (aka YubiKey Manager GUI) before 1.2.6 on Windows, when Edge is not used, allows privilege escalation because browser windows can open as Administrator.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.566% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2024-01/

History

Feb 26, 2026 7:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Yubico Yubico yubikey Manager Gui
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:yubico:yubikey_manager_gui::::::::
Vendors & Products		Yubico Yubico yubikey Manager Gui
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Aug 27, 2024 8:00 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Subscriptions

Yubico Yubikey Manager Gui

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 27, 2024, 7:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 4, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 27, 2024, 7:01 PM
Reserved: Apr 4, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 1:52 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 1:52 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:28 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: Apr 4, 2024, 11:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:28 AM

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