Advisories

Acer Launch Manager 6.1.7600.16385 - 'DsiWMIService' Unquoted Service Path

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • Launch Manager <= 6.1.7600.16385

CWE
  • CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
CVSS
8.5
CVSS V4 Vector
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
Credit
Gustavo Briseño
Description
Acer Launch Manager 6.1.7600.16385 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DsiWMIService that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files (x86)\Launch Manager\dsiwmis.exe to insert malicious code that would execute with system-level permissions during service startup.

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