PT-2020-19573 · Schneider Electric · Smartcontrol

Published 2020-08-06 · Updated 2020-08-19 · CVE-2020-7360

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.4

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SmartControl versions prior to 1.0.7

Description The issue allows an authenticated user to escalate privileges by placing a specially crafted DLL file in the search path. This is related to an Uncontrolled Search Path Element, which can be exploited by placing a malicious DLL in the search path, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.0.7, update to version 1.0.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the search path to prevent malicious DLL placement until the update can be applied.

Exploit

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-7360

Affected Products

Smartcontrol

References · 4

• 🔥 https://blog.vonahi.io/when-the-path-to-system-is-wide-open · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7360 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7360 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/malwr/4245 · Telegram Post