CVE-2018-20621 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via binary planting in the MEmuService.exe service due to insecure permissions.
- 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-2018-20621?
CVE-2018-20621 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 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 Microvirt MEmu 6.0.6. The MemuService.exe service binary is vulnerable to local privilege escalation through binary planting due to insecure permissions set at install time. This allows code to be run as NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20621?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microvirt Memu.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20621?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20621 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-20621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20621 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9vf8-28w9-2355.