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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "F-Secure Total Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of F-Secure Total. User interaction on the part of an administrator is required to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the WithSecure plugin hosting service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23005."
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                        "value": "CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')",
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                "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1012/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1012/"
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    "source": {
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        "value": "Nicholas Zubrisky (@NZubrisky) and Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative"
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