CVE-2024-25089
Published: 04 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-25089 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control versions prior to 6.9.9.2 contain a remote code execution vulnerability that stems from improper handling of gRPC named pipes. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-25089 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 and is associated with CWE-94 code injection weaknesses, allowing unauthenticated network attackers to supply crafted input that results in arbitrary code execution on the host.
An attacker with network access can connect to the exposed gRPC named pipe interface without credentials or user interaction, inject and execute malicious code, and obtain full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires no privileges and can be launched remotely, making the issue particularly severe for any installation reachable from untrusted networks.
The vendor addressed the issue in the 6.9.9.2 release, as noted in the official changelog, and the discovery was documented through public HackerOne reports. Upgrading to version 6.9.9.2 or later is the primary mitigation step recommended by the available advisories.
EPSS for this CVE has remained flat at 0.0536 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-22451
Vulnerability details
Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control before 6.9.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via gRPC named pipes.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Validates inputs used in dynamic code generation to block injected directives.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.