CVE-2024-35288

Published Oct 9, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nitro PDF Pro before 13.70.8.82 and 14.x before 14.26.1.0 allows Local Privilege Escalation in the MSI Installer because custom actions occur unsafely in repair mode. CertUtil is run in a conhost.exe window, and there is a mechanism allowing CTRL+o to launch cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-35262 Nitro PDF Pro before 13.70.8.82 and 14.x before 14.26.1.0 allows Local Privilege Escalation in the MSI Installer because custom actions occur unsafely in repair mode. CertUtil is run in a conhost.exe window, and there is a mechanism allowing CTRL+o to launch cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gonitro
Gonitro nitro Pdf Pro
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gonitro:nitro_pdf_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gonitro
Gonitro nitro Pdf Pro
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nitro PDF Pro before 13.70.8.82 and 14.x before 14.26.1.0 allows Local Privilege Escalation in the MSI Installer because custom actions occur unsafely in repair mode. CertUtil is run in a conhost.exe window, and there is a mechanism allowing CTRL+o to launch cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
References
Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Mar 25, 2025, 4:43 PM
Reserved
May 15, 2024, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 9, 2024, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:34 AM