CVE-2018-0621 Privilege escalation in the installer of LOGICOOL CONNECTION UTILITY SOFTWARE
Attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL due to an untrusted search path in the LogiCool Connection Utility installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0621?
CVE-2018-0621 is a high-severity vulnerability in the installer of LOGICOOL CONNECTION UTILITY SOFTWARE, published on 26 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in LOGICOOL CONNECTION UTILITY SOFTWARE versions before 2.30.9 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0621?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Logitech Connection Utility Software.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0621?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0621 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0621 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m5h9-mch7-ggx3.