7.8high
CVE-2016-20089
Iperius Remote 1.7.0 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
Iperius Remote 1.7.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation path. When installed from directories containing spaces, attackers can place malicious executables in the path to be executed with elevated 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
- Iperiusremote Iperius Remote
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
References
- exploit-db.com /exploits/40427 · exploit
- iperiusremote.com · product
- iperiusremote.com /download.aspx · product
- vulncheck.com /advisories/iperius-remote-unquoted-service-path-elevation-of-privilege · third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-20089
- NVD: CVE-2016-20089
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