CVE-2018-10722

Published: May 4, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

In Cylance CylancePROTECT before 1470, an unprivileged local user can obtain SYSTEM privileges because users have Modify access to the %PROGRAMFILES%\Cylance\Desktop\log folder, the CyUpdate process grants users Modify access to new files created in this folder, and a new file can be a symlink chain to a pathname of an arbitrary DLL that CyUpdate uses.

Affected (1)

Products: Cylance: Cylanceprotect

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Cylance Cylanceprotect	Before 1470

Related CWEs

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (2)

https://www.atredis.com/blog/cylance-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://www.atredis.com/blog/cylance-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

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

ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

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