KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.35) allows to brute force the PIN number, which protects the application from being closed, as…

published 2024-05-09 2y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-32048

cvss: 6.2; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
public exploits: 0; none known

KioWare for Windows (versions all through 8.35) allows to brute force the PIN number, which protects the application from being closed, as there are no mechanisms preventing a user from excessively guessing the number.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2y ago (2024-05-10)

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Kioware Kioware

Classification

Weakness

CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

cert.pl /posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459
third-party-advisory, broken-link
cert.pl /en/posts/2024/04/CVE-2024-3459
third-party-advisory, broken-link
kioware.com /
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-3461
NVD CVE-2024-3461

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