# CVE-2016-5821: Huawei HiSuite before 4.0.4.204\_ove (Out of China) and before 4.0.4.301 (China) use a weak ACL (FILE\_WRITE\_DATA for BUILTIN\\Users) for the H

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Huawei HiSuite before 4.0.4.204_ove (Out of China) and before 4.0.4.301 (China) use a weak ACL (FILE_WRITE_DATA for BUILTIN\Users) for the HiSuite service directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse (1) SspiCli.dll or (2) USERENV.dll file or possibly other unspecified DLL files.

## What to do

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## References

- https://labs.bluefrostsecurity.de/advisories/bfs-sa-2016-003/
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160624-01-hisuite-en
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538797/100/0/threaded
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137733/Huawei-HiSuite-For-Windows-4.0.3.301-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91418

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