CVE-2018-20146 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local user can escalate privileges to administrator rights in Liquidware ProfileUnity and FlexApp via PowerShell.

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-2018-20146?

CVE-2018-20146 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Liquidware ProfileUnity before 6.8.0 with Liquidware FlexApp before 6.8.0. A local user could obtain administrator rights, as demonstrated by use of PowerShell.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20146?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Liquidware Flexapp, Liquidware Profileunity.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20146?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20146 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-20146 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20146 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jh83-263r-cm9q.

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