CVE-2018-10722 Privilege escalation in n/a
An unprivileged local user can escalate to SYSTEM privileges via symlink attacks in the log folder of CylancePROTECT.
- 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-2018-10722?
CVE-2018-10722 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Cylance CylancePROTECT before 1470, an unprivileged local user can obtain SYSTEM privileges because users have Modify access to the %PROGRAMFILES%\Cylance\Desktop\log folder, the CyUpdate process grants users Modify access to new files created in this folder, and a new file can be a symlink chain to a pathname of an arbitrary DLL that CyUpdate uses.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10722?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cylance Cylanceprotect.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10722?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-10722 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10722 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4cc-f3xf-qqpw.