CVE-2014-0759 Schneider Electric Floating License Manager Unquoted Search Path or Element
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in a path with spaces, exploiting unquoted search paths in Schneider Electric Floating License Manager.
- 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-2014-0759?
CVE-2014-0759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric Floating License Manager, published on 28 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Schneider Electric Floating License Manager 1.0.0 through 1.4.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application with a name composed of an initial substring of a path that contains a space character.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0759?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Schneider-Electric Floating License Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0759?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0759 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-0759 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0759 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49v5-h84x-33xp.