CVE-2016-5793 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in the system drive due to unquoted search paths in Moxa Active OPC Server.
- 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-2016-5793?
CVE-2016-5793 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Sep 2016. 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 Moxa Active OPC Server before 2.4.19 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5793?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moxa Active Opc Server.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5793?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5793 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5793 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jfjh-6gvq-rjx3.