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CVE-2024-1618: Unquoted item or search path vulnerability in Faronics Deep Freeze Server Standard

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

A search path or unquoted item vulnerability in Faronics Deep Freeze Server Standard, which affects versions 8.30.020.4627 and earlier. This vulnerability affects the DFServ.exe file. An attacker with local user privileges could exploit this vulnerability to replace the legitimate DFServ.exe service executable with a malicious file of the same name and located in a directory that has a higher priority than the legitimate directory. Thus, when the service starts, it will run the malicious file instead of the legitimate executable, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code, gain unauthorized access to the compromised system or stop the service from running.

Affected products

• Faronics Deep Freeze: through 8.30.020.4627

References

• https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/unquoted-item-or-search-path-vulnerability-faronics-deep-freeze-server
• https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/unquoted-item-or-search-path-vulnerability-faronics-deep-freeze-server

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