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GHSA-2V74-J8J5-FW75

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-21 12:30 – Updated: 2026-08-21 12:30

Details

Remote Utilities Host <=7.7.3.0 sets insecure ACLs on all DLL files in the installation directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Remote Utilities - Host), granting FULL CONTROL (F) to the built-in Everyone group (BUILTIN\Everyone, S-1-1-0). A Windows service running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM loads DLLs from this directory. The DLLs are file-locked at runtime, but a race window exists when the service is stopped (e.g. during a software update or following a crash), during which a local unprivileged attacker can replace a DLL with a malicious payload. Upon service restart, the payload executes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The DLL confirmed as actively loaded during testing is libasset32.dll. Additional DLLs in the same directory (eventmsg.dll, libcodec32.dll, vp8encoder.dll, vp8decoder.dll, webmvorbisdecoder.dll, webmvorbisencoder.dll, webmmux.dll) share identical insecure permissions.

Severity

7.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-14208 (GCVE-0-2026-14208)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 10:51 – Updated: 2026-08-21 11:54

Title

Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure DLL Permissions in Remote Utilities Host <=7.7.3.0

Summary

Remote Utilities Host <=7.7.3.0 sets insecure ACLs on all DLL files in the installation directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Remote Utilities - Host\), granting FULL CONTROL (F) to the built-in Everyone group (BUILTIN\Everyone, S-1-1-0). A Windows service running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM loads DLLs from this directory. The DLLs are file-locked at runtime, but a race window exists when the service is stopped (e.g. during a software update or following a crash), during which a local unprivileged attacker can replace a DLL with a malicious payload. Upon service restart, the payload executes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The DLL confirmed as actively loaded during testing is libasset32.dll. Additional DLLs in the same directory (eventmsg.dll, libcodec32.dll, vp8encoder.dll, vp8decoder.dll, webmvorbisdecoder.dll, webmvorbisencoder.dll, webmmux.dll) share identical insecure permissions.

Severity

7.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-21 11:54 UTC

CWE

CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Assigner

NCSC.ch mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.remoteutilities.com/product/release-n…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Remote Utilities Pte. Ltd.	Remote Utilities Host	Affected: 0 , ≤ 7.7.3.0 (custom)

Credits

Janik Wehrli of InfoGuard Labs

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