CVE-2024-4978 (GCVE-0-2024-4978)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-23 01:56 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Malicious Code in Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Viewer
Summary
Justice AV Solutions Viewer Setup 8.3.7.250-1 contains a malicious binary when executed and is signed with an unexpected authenticode signature. A remote, privileged threat actor may exploit this vulnerability to execute of unauthorized PowerShell commands.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-30 11:12 UTC
CWE
- CWE-506 - Embedded Malicious Code
Assigner
cisa-cg
CNA
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice AV Solutions | Viewer |
Affected:
8.3.7.250
|
|
| javs | viewer |
Affected:
8.3.7.250
cpe:2.3:a:javs:viewer:8.3.7.250:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2024-05-23 00:30
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