CVE-2012-4761 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges due to an unquoted service binary path in the Safend Data Protector Agent.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-4761?

CVE-2012-4761 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in the unquoted Service Binary in SDPAgent or SDBAgent in Safend Data Protector Agent 3.4.5586.9772, which could let a local malicious user obtain privileges.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4761?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Safend Data Protector Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4761?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-4761 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h9w8-wxxj-qmcf.

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