CVE-2008-5724: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2008-5724: The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlie...

The Personal Firewall driver (aka epfw.sys) 3.0.672.0 and earlier in ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted IRP in a certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL request to \Device\Epfw that overwrites portions of memory.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 11:04 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2008-5724 is a local privilege escalation issue in the ESET Smart Security personal firewall driver. A user already on the machine could potentially gain higher privileges by abusing driver request handling. It is most relevant to legacy endpoints still running ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 or earlier. Exposure appears limited to legacy Windows endpoints with ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 or earlier installed. The bundle does not provide CPEs, supported platforms, or modern product mapping. Local access is required before privilege escalation is possible. Treat as a legacy endpoint hygiene issue with meaningful impact where affected software remains installed. It does not appear remotely exploitable from the provided evidence, but it can undermine endpoint privilege boundaries on already-accessed machines. Mitigation focus: Identify any endpoints running ESET Smart Security 3.0.672 or earlier.; Check ESET guidance for the fixed or supported replacement version.; Upgrade or remove unsupported legacy ESET Smart Security installations..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 11:41 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Dec 26, 2008, 17:08 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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smart-security-epfw-privilege-escalation(47477)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

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