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CVE-2024-7265: Privilege Escalation in EZD RP

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Incorrect User Management vulnerability in Naukowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy EZD RP allows logged-in user to change the password of any user, including root user, which could lead to privilege escalation. This issue affects EZD RP: from 15 before 15.84, from 16 before 16.15, from 17 before 17.2.

Affected products

• Naukowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy EZD RP: from 15 before 15.84; from 16 before 16.15; from 17 before 17.2 — fixed in 15.84, 16.15, 17.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Naukowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy EZD RP 15.84, 16.15, 17.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/08/CVE-2024-7265/
• https://cert.pl/posts/2024/08/CVE-2024-7265/
• https://www.gov.pl/web/ezd-rp

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