Advisories

IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • IObit Uninstaller <= 9.5.0.15

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
Gobinathan L
Description
IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IObitUnSvr service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. Attackers can place a malicious executable named IObit.exe in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit directory and restart the service to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.

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