Advisories

Acer Updater Service 1.2.3500.0 - 'UpdaterService.exe' Unquoted Service Path

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • Acer Updater Service 1.2.3500.0

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
Emmanuel Lujan
Description
Acer Updater Service 1.2.3500.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Updater\ to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.