{
  "id": "cve-2024-4978",
  "cveID": "CVE-2024-4978",
  "vendor": "Justice AV Solutions",
  "product": "Viewer",
  "vulnerabilityName": "Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Viewer Installer Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability",
  "shortDescription": "Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Viewer installer contains a malicious version of ffmpeg.exe, named fffmpeg.exe (SHA256: 421a4ad2615941b177b6ec4ab5e239c14e62af2ab07c6df1741e2a62223223c4). When run, this creates a backdoor connection to a malicious C2 server.",
  "requiredAction": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
  "dateAdded": "2024-05-29",
  "dueDate": "2024-06-19",
  "knownRansomware": false,
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-506"
  ],
  "notes": "Please follow the vendor’s instructions as outlined in the public statements at https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/23/cve-2024-4978-backdoored-justice-av-solutions-viewer-software-used-in-apparent-supply-chain-attack#remediation and https://www.javs.com/downloads;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4978",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4978"
    },
    {
      "label": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog"
    },
    {
      "label": "rapid7.com",
      "url": "https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/23/cve-2024-4978-backdoored-justice-av-solutions-viewer-software-used-in-apparent-supply-chain-attack#remediation"
    },
    {
      "label": "javs.com",
      "url": "https://www.javs.com/downloads"
    },
    {
      "label": "nvd.nist.gov",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4978"
    }
  ],
  "cvss": {
    "score": 8.7,
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "version": "4.0",
    "vector": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X"
  },
  "epss": {
    "score": 0.26937,
    "percentile": 0.97913
  },
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-05-29",
      "event": "Added to the CISA KEV catalog"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-06-19",
      "event": "CISA remediation due date (BOD 22-01)"
    }
  ],
  "status": "past due"
}