CVE-2021-44596 Command injection in n/a
An unauthenticated remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via UDP communication with the InstallAssistService.exe service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-44596?
CVE-2021-44596 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wondershare LTD Dr. Fone as of 2021-12-06 version is affected by Remote code execution. Due to software design flaws an unauthenticated user can communicate over UDP with the "InstallAssistService.exe" service(the service is running under SYSTEM privileges) and manipulate it to execute malicious executable without any validation from a remote location and gain SYSTEM privileges
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44596?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wondershare Dr.fone.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2021-44596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2021-44595 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2022-50900 Wondershare Dr.Fone 12.0.18 - 'Wondershare InstallAssist' Unquoted Service Path
- CVE-2022-50901 Wondershare Dr.Fone 11.4.9 - 'DFWSIDService' Unquoted Service Path
- CVE-2023-29835 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2023-27767 Command injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-524v-mfqh-4rrh.