CVE-2018-7884 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can achieve SYSTEM privileges by hijacking DLLs in the temporary folder during DisplayLink driver updates.
- 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-2018-7884?
CVE-2018-7884 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 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
An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7884?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Displaylink Core Software Cleaner.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7884?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7884 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-7884 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7884 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrpg-pf95-vx86.