CVE-2014-8494
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.6
Description
ESTsoft ALUpdate 8.5.1.0.0 uses weak permissions (Users: Full Control) for the (1) AlUpdate folder and (2) AlUpdate.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| estsoft | alupdate | 8.5.1.0.0 | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128868/ESTsoft-ALUpdate-8.5.1.0.0-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70790
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98315
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128868/ESTsoft-ALUpdate-8.5.1.0.0-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70790
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98315
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.