CVE-2020-37247

Description

Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50975
• https://www.kite.com/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kite-u1-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

CWEs

CWE-428