CVE-2018-17776

PCProtect 4.8.35 - Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

PCProtect Anti-Virus v4.8.35 has "Everyone: (F)" permission for %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\PCProtect, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing an executable file with a Trojan horse.

PCProtect Anti-Virus v4.8.35 tiene el permiso "Everyone: (F)" para %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\PCProtect, lo que permite que usuarios locales obtengan privilegios reemplazando un archivo ejecutable con un troyano.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-09-28 CVE Reserved
2018-09-28 CVE Published
2024-02-19 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45503	2024-08-05
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149581/PCProtect-4-8.35-Privilege-Escalation.html	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pcprotect Search vendor "Pcprotect"		Antivirus Search vendor "Pcprotect" for product "Antivirus"				4.8.35 Search vendor "Pcprotect" for product "Antivirus" and version "4.8.35"		-		Affected