CVE-2018-16183 Privilege escalation in Some pre-installed applications on Panasonic PC
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges via unquoted search paths in pre-installed Panasonic PC applications.
- 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-2018-16183?
CVE-2018-16183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Some pre-installed applications on Panasonic PC, published on 9 Jan 2019. 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
An unquoted search path vulnerability in some pre-installed applications on Panasonic PC run on Windows 7 (32bit), Windows 7 (64bit), Windows 8 (64bit), Windows 8.1 (64bit), Windows 10 (64bit) delivered in or later than October 2009 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file and execute arbitrary code with eleveted privileges.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16183?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Panasonic System Interface Device 0021, Panasonic System Interface Device 0040.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16183?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-16183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-84mf-xh48-5c9h.