CVE-2019-18670 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by loading a malicious DLL into the Acer Quick Access service due to insecure search path handling.
- 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-2019-18670?
CVE-2019-18670 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2019. 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
In the Quick Access Service (QAAdminAgent.exe) in Acer Quick Access V2.01.3000 through 2.01.3027 and V3.00.3000 through V3.00.3008, a REGULAR user can load an arbitrary unsigned DLL into the signed service's process, which is running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This is a DLL Hijacking vulnerability (including search order hijacking, which searches for the missing DLL in the PATH environment variable), which is caused by an uncontrolled search path element for nvapi.dll, atiadlxx.dll, or atiadlxy.dll.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18670?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acer Quick Access.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18670?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18670 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-18670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mr9m-2xh2-j9pw.