CVE-2017-5873

Published: Apr 11, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.7

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the guest service in Unisys s-Par before 4.4.20 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory, as demonstrated by program.exe.

Affected (2)

Products: Unisys: Secure Partitioning

Unisys

1 product

Secure Partitioning

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Unisys Secure Partitioning	Version 4.3.403
Unisys Secure Partitioning	Version 4.4.19

Related CWEs

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.

References (2)

http://public.support.unisys.com/common/public/vulnerability/NVD_Detail_Rpt.aspx?ID=41

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

http://public.support.unisys.com/common/public/vulnerability/NVD_Detail_Rpt.aspx?ID=41

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

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