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CVE-2024-4978 Details

Description

Justice AV Solutions Viewer Setup 8.3.7.250-1 contains a malicious binary when executed and is signed with an unexpected authenticode signature. A remote, privileged threat actor may exploit this vulnerability to execute of unauthorized PowerShell commands.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian GovernmentCVSS-B:8.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-4978	CISA-ADP	US Government Resource
https://twitter.com/2RunJack2/status/1775052981966377148	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government	Third Party Advisory
https://www.javs.com/downloads/	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government	Broken LinkProduct
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/23/cve-2024-4978-backdoored-justice-av-solutions-viewer-software-used-in-apparent-supply-chain-attack/	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/2RunJack2/status/1775052981966377148	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.javs.com/downloads/	CVE	Broken LinkProduct
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/23/cve-2024-4978-backdoored-justice-av-solutions-viewer-software-used-in-apparent-supply-chain-attack/	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory

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This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name	Date Added	Due Date	Required Action
Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Viewer Installer Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability	May 29, 2024	Jun 19, 2024	Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]
CWE-506	Embedded Malicious Code	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government

Affected Products

Product	Versions
javs javs viewer	8.3.7.250
CPE cpe:2.3:a:javs:javs_viewer:8.3.7.250:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

14 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
Oct 24, 2025	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 21, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 21, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 21, 2025	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jan 27, 2025	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
Jun 4, 2024	CVE Modified	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
May 31, 2024	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
May 30, 2024	CVE CISA KEV Update	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
May 29, 2024	CVE Modified	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
May 24, 2024	CVE Modified	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government
May 23, 2024	New CVE Received	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government