CVE-2018-18435 (GCVE-0-2018-18435)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-17 19:11 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:08
VLAI?
Summary
KioWare Server version 4.9.6 and older installs by default to "C:\kioware_com" with weak folder permissions granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)" to the contents of the directory and it's sub-folders. In addition, the program installs a service called "KWSService" which runs as "Localsystem", this will allow any user to escalate privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by substituting the service's binary with a malicious one.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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