High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-3459

Description

KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.34) allows to escape the environment by downloading PDF files, which then by default are opened in an external PDF viewer. By using built-in functions of that viewer it is possible to launch a web browser, search through local files and, subsequently, launch any program with user privileges.

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Affected products

KioWare/KioWare for Windowsllm-fuzzy
Range: <=8.34
KioWare/KioWarecpe-rescue
Range: 0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

cert.pl/en/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459nvdBroken Link
cert.pl/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459nvdBroken Link
www.kioware.comnvdProduct

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