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CVE-2004-2504
The GUI in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 7.2 and earlier, including 6.8, executes child processes such as NOTEPAD.EXE with SYSTEM privileges…
High7.2EPSS 0.48%
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- mitre
Description
The GUI in Alt-N Technologies MDaemon 7.2 and earlier, including 6.8, executes child processes such as NOTEPAD.EXE with SYSTEM privileges when users create new files, which allows local users with physical access to gain privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 58% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- mdaemon-gain-privileges(18287) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1012350 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 13225 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20041129 Privilege escalation flaw in MDaemon 7.2. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 12158 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 11736 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20041130 Re: Privilege escalation flaw in MDaemon 7.2. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20041129 Privilege escalation flaw in MDaemon 7.2. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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