8.8

CVE-2024-40433: tencent wechat Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Analyzed
Published 26-07-2024Last modified 02-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40433 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in tencent wechat. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 26-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Tencent wechat v.8.0.37 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the web-view component.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.18% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Cookieshareinwebview

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Tencent1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links