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Global Registration Service 1.0.0.3 - 'GREGsvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • Global Registration Service 1.0.0.3

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 Global Registration Service 1.0.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its service configuration that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files (x86)\Acer\Registration\ to inject malicious executables that would run with elevated LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

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