7.8high
CVE-2016-20087
Fortitude HTTP 1.0.4.0 Unquoted Service Path Elevation of Privilege
Published 4 mo ago · modified 39 d ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.2%
percentile 7%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Fortitude HTTP 1.0.4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute with SYSTEM privileges during service startup or system reboot.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Networkdls Fortitude HTTP
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
- Technology feeds
- Fortinet (RSS, critical only)
References
- exploit-db.com /exploits/40461 · exploit
- networkdls.com / · product
- networkdls.com /Software/View/Fortitude_HTTP · product
- vulncheck.com /advisories/fortitude-http-unquoted-service-path-elevation-of-privilege · third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-20087
- NVD: CVE-2016-20087
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