# CVE-2024-24810: WiX Toolset's .be TEMP folder is vulnerable to DLL redirection attacks that allow the attacker to escalate privileges

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-24810-wix-toolset-s-be-temp-folder-is-vulnerable-to-dll-redirection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-02-08  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-24810 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-02-08

WiX Toolset's .be TEMP folder is vulnerable to DLL redirection attacks that allow the attacker to escalate privileges

Technologies: [wix (NuGet)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wix). Vendors: [NuGet](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nuget).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-24810 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-24810 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-24810?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 8 February 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** wix (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.0.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-24810?** Yes. wix (NuGet): upgrade to 4.0.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-24810?** Check whether you run wix (NuGet) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- wix (NuGet): upgrade to 4.0.4 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package wix --version 4.0.4
  ```


## Affected products

- wix (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.0.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-24810
- GHSA-7wh2-wxc7-9ph5

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