CVE-2016-5821 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain SYSTEM privileges by replacing DLLs in the HiSuite service directory due to weak file permissions.
- 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-2016-5821?
CVE-2016-5821 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei HiSuite before 4.0.4.204_ove (Out of China) and before 4.0.4.301 (China) use a weak ACL (FILE_WRITE_DATA for BUILTIN\Users) for the HiSuite service directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse (1) SspiCli.dll or (2) USERENV.dll file or possibly other unspecified DLL files.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5821?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Hisuite.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5821?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5821 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5821 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5821 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6jrh-cqm6-j7wr.