CVE-2018-0438

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-0438
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-10-05 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:32:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the Cisco Umbrella Enterprise Roaming Client (ERC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator. To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker must authenticate with valid local user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper implementation of file system permissions, which could allow non-administrative users to place files within restricted directories. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing an executable file within the restricted directory, which when executed by the ERC client, would run with Administrator privileges.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Umbrella Enterprise Roaming Client All All All All
Application Cisco Umbrella Enterprise Roaming Client All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Umbrella Enterprise Roaming Client Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client 2.0.168 - Local Privilege Escalation - Windows_x86-64 local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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