CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-17776
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-09-28
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732
Description
PCProtect Anti-Virus v4.8.35 has "Everyone: (F)" permission for %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\PCProtect, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing an executable file with a Trojan horse.
Affected configurations
• pcprotect antivirus 4.8.35
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149581/PCProtect-4-8.35-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45503/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149581/PCProtect-4-8.35-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45503/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry