PT-2018-11177 · Corsair · Corsair Utility Engine

Therealjoedoran · Published 2018-10-11 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-12441

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Corsair Utility Engine (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the CorsairService Service in Corsair Utility Engine, which has insecure default permissions. This allows unprivileged local users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the BINARY PATH NAME of the CorsairService, resulting in complete control of the affected system. The problem arises from the Windows "Everyone" group being granted SERVICE ALL ACCESS permissions to the CorsairService Service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-12441

Affected Products

Corsair Utility Engine

References · 3

• 🔥 https://github.com/TheRealJoeDoran/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-12441/CVE-2018-12441.txt · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12441 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12441 · Vendor Advisory