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CVE-2013-10046

Agnitum Outpost Internet Security Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

8.5
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Agnitum Outpost Internet Security 8.1 that allows an unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The flaw resides in the acs.exe component, which exposes a named pipe that accepts unauthenticated commands. By exploiting a directory traversal weakness in the pipe protocol, an attacker can instruct the service to load a malicious DLL from a user-controlled location. The DLL is then executed in the context of the privileged service.

Existe una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios local en Agnitum Outpost Internet Security 8.1 que permite a un usuario sin privilegios ejecutar código arbitrario con privilegios de SYSTEM. La falla reside en el componente acs.exe, que expone una canalización con nombre que acepta comandos no autenticados. Al explotar una vulnerabilidad de directory traversal en el protocolo de canalización, un atacante puede indicar al servicio que cargue una DLL maliciosa desde una ubicación controlada por el usuario. La DLL se ejecuta entonces en el contexto del servicio privilegiado.

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Agnitum Outpost Internet Security 8.1 that allows an unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The flaw resides in the acs.exe component, which exposes a named pipe that accepts unauthenticated commands. By exploiting a directory traversal weakness in the pipe protocol, an attacker can instruct the service to load a malicious DLL from a user-controlled location. The DLL is then executed in the context of the privileged service.

*Credits: Ahmad Moghimi
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
High
None
Integrity
High
None
Availability
High
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-08-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-08-01 CVE Published
  • 2025-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-08-04 First Exploit
  • 2025-08-25 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-137: Parameter Injection
  • CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Agnitum Ltd.
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Outpost Internet Security
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8.1
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Affected