CVE-2024-3461

low-risk

Published 2024-05-14

KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.35) allows to brute force the PIN number, which protects the application from being closed, as there are no mechanisms preventing a user from excessively guessing the number.

Do I need to act?

0.01% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.2/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Kioware

Affected Vendors

Kioware

References (6)

Broken Link https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459

Broken Link https://cert.pl/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459

Product https://www.kioware.com/

Broken Link https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459

Broken Link https://cert.pl/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459

Product https://www.kioware.com/

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low-risk

Severity 20/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal