---
id: CVE-2024-45770
title: 'Pcp: pmpost symlink attack allows escalating pcp to root user'
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was found in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP). This flaw can only be
  exploited if an attacker has access to a compromised PCP system account. The
  issue is related to the pmpost tool, which is used to log messages in the
  system.…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: Red Hat
product: pcp
affected:
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp (all versions)
  - pcp
  - pcp
  - pcp
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-09-19T13:39:14.632000Z'
published: '2024-09-19'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T14:06:44.418Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45770'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6837'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:6837'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6840'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:6840'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6842'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:6842'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6843'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:6843'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6844'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:6844'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6846'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:6846'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6847'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:6847'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6848'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:6848'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9452'
    label: 'RHSA-2024:9452'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45770'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310451'
    label: RHBZ#2310451
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00288
epssPercentile: 0.21435
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T21:36:00.862Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was found in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP). This flaw can only be exploited if an attacker has access to a compromised PCP system account. The issue is related to the pmpost tool, which is used to log messages in the system. Under certain conditions, it runs with high-level privileges.

## Affected

- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp (all versions)`
- `pcp`
- `pcp`
- `pcp`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.