CVE-2018-12989
The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-281
- Affected
- pearsonvue/console 8 · pearsonvue/iqsystem 7
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updatesVendor Advisory
- https://computeco.de/2018-07-29_1.htmlMitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updatesVendor Advisory
- https://computeco.de/2018-07-29_1.htmlMitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.