CVE-2013-1092 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in the C: drive due to unquoted search paths in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management.

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-2013-1092?

CVE-2013-1092 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple unquoted Windows search path vulnerabilities in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management (ZDM) 7 through 7.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse "program" file in the C: folder, related to an attempted launch of (1) ZenRem32.exe or (2) wm.exe.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1092?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Zenworks Desktop Management.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1092?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-1092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j337-hcvc-rc4g.

Is CVE-2013-1092 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free