# CVE-2024-29188: Malicious directory junction can cause WiX RemoveFoldersEx to possibly delete elevated files

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-29188-malicious-directory-junction-can-cause-wix-removefoldersex-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-03-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-29188 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-03-25

Malicious directory junction can cause WiX RemoveFoldersEx to possibly delete elevated files

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-29188 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-29188 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-29188?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 March 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** wix (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.14.1; WixToolset.Util.wixext (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-29188?** Yes. wix (NuGet): upgrade to 3.14.1 or later; WixToolset.Util.wixext (NuGet): upgrade to 4.0.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-29188?** Check whether you run wix (NuGet) or WixToolset.Util.wixext (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 3.14.1 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package wix --version 3.14.1
  ```

- WixToolset.Util.wixext (NuGet): upgrade to 4.0.5 or later

  ```sh
  dotnet add package WixToolset.Util.wixext --version 4.0.5
  ```


## Affected products

- wix (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.14.1
- WixToolset.Util.wixext (NuGet) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-29188
- GHSA-jx4p-m4wm-vvjg

## Related threats

- [WiX based installers are vulnerable to binary hijack when run as SYSTEM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-29187-wix-based-installers-are-vulnerable-to-binary-hijack-when-run-as)
- [WiX Toolset's .be TEMP folder is vulnerable to DLL redirection attacks that allow the attacker to escalate privileges](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-24810-wix-toolset-s-be-temp-folder-is-vulnerable-to-dll-redirection)