CVE-2018-6400 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges or cause denial of service by impersonating an insecurely created named pipe in WPS Office.
- 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-2018-6400?
CVE-2018-6400 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Kingsoft WPS Office Free 10.2.0.5978 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by impersonating all the pipes through a use of \\.\pipe\WPSCloudSvr\WpsCloudSvr -- an "insecurely created named pipe." Ensures full access to Everyone users group.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6400?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kingsoftstore Wps Office Free.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6400?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6400 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-6400 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6400 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xc8p-9vx8-gcj4.