CVE-2018-18519 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in a directory with insecure permissions, affecting Best Free Keylogger users.
- 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-2018-18519?
CVE-2018-18519 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 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
BestXsoftware Best Free Keylogger before 6.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse "%PROGRAMFILES%\BFK 5.2.9\syscrb.exe" file because of insecure permissions for the BUILTIN\Users group.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18519?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bestxsoftware Best Free Keylogger.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18519?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18519 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-18519 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18519 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpg4-8vx9-5m5w.