CVE-2020-13541 Privilege escalation in Win-911
Local attackers can overwrite service executables due to insecure file permissions, achieving arbitrary code execution with System privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-13541?
CVE-2020-13541 is a critical vulnerability in Win-911, published on 5 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of the Mobile-911 Server V2.5 install directory. Depending on the vector chosen, an attacker can overwrite the service executable and execute arbitrary code with System privileges or replace other files within the installation folder that could lead to local privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13541?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Win911 Mobile-911 Server.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-13541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hj87-7frf-pcgq.