CVEvulnerability

CVE-2018-12989

6.7 MEDIUM Published 2018-08-03 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-08-03
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-281

Description

The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected configurations

• pearsonvue console 8 (< 2018-06-26) • pearsonvue iqsystem 7 (< 2018-06-26)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions weakness

References