CVE-2020-37223
IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IObitUnSvr service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. Attackers can place a malicious executable named IObit.exe in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit directory and restart the service to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Iobit IObit Uninstaller
9.5.0.15