# CVE-2021-44596: Wondershare LTD Dr.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2022-04-29 · Updated: 2026-07-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Wondershare LTD Dr. Fone as of 2021-12-06 version is affected by Remote code execution. Due to software design flaws an unauthenticated user can communicate over UDP with the "InstallAssistService.exe" service(the service is running under SYSTEM privileges) and manipulate it to execute malicious executable without any validation from a remote location and gain SYSTEM privileges

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://medium.com/@tomerp_77017/wondershell-a82372914f26
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167035/Wondershare-Dr.Fone-12.0.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50913

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