Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-35204

High

Published: 14 May 2024

Published
14 May 2024
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0002 7.0th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-35204 is a high-severity Least Privilege Violation (CWE-272) vulnerability in Veritas System Recovery (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 7.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Veritas System Recovery before 23.3_Hotfix has incorrect permissions for the Veritas System Recovery folder, and thus low-privileged users can conduct attacks.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

Veritas
System Recovery
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

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.

addresses: CWE-272

Review and update requirements help detect and correct least privilege violations in practice.

addresses: CWE-272

Access reviews verify and enforce adherence to least privilege by identifying excess permissions.

addresses: CWE-272

Requiring specification of intended system usage and access authorizations, plus periodic reviews, supports enforcement of least privilege.

addresses: CWE-272

Separation of duties is a direct mechanism to enforce least privilege by ensuring no individual receives more access than required for their isolated responsibilities.

addresses: CWE-272

Enforces the least privilege principle to avoid violations of minimal necessary access.

addresses: CWE-272

Enforcing only the minimal set of functionality implements least privilege by eliminating unneeded capabilities that could be abused.

addresses: CWE-272

The control mandates acknowledgment of least-privilege expectations, making violations by authorized users less likely.

addresses: CWE-272

Risk Executive role ensures least privilege is applied uniformly rather than left to individual system owners or projects.

References