CVE-2024-4978
Published 2024-05-23 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
Summary
CVE-2024-4978 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in Justice AV Solutions Viewer . CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 29, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 19, 2024. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns.
All 1 known-exploited Justice AV Solutions vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Justice AV Solutions — Viewer
Name: Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Viewer Installer Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-05-29 · Due: 2024-06-19
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- https://twitter.com/2RunJack2/status/1775052981966377148
- https://www.javs.com/downloads/
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/23/cve-2024-4978-backdoored-justice-av-solutions-viewer-software-used-in-apparent-supply-chain-attack/
- https://twitter.com/2RunJack2/status/1775052981966377148
- https://www.javs.com/downloads/
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/05/23/cve-2024-4978-backdoored-justice-av-solutions-viewer-software-used-in-apparent-supply-chain-attack/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-4978

