CVE-2018-14327
The installer for the Alcatel OSPREY3_MINI Modem component on EE EE40VB 4G mobile broadband modems with firmware before EE40_00_02.00_45 sets weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for the "Web Connecton\EE40" and "Web…
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A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 4.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
The installer for the Alcatel OSPREY3_MINI Modem component on EE EE40VB 4G mobile broadband modems with firmware before EE40_00_02.00_45 sets weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for the "Web Connecton\EE40" and "Web Connecton\EE40\BackgroundService" directories, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by inserting a Trojan horse ServiceManager.exe file into the "Web Connecton\EE40\BackgroundService" directory.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.39% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 27 September 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- ee/ee40vb firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 6.5% on 21 September 2026 to 4.4% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://blog.zerodaylab.com/2018/09/zerodaylab-discovers-ee-unquoted.htmlExploit, Patch
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149492/EE-4GEE-Mini-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105385Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://osandamalith.com/2018/09/17/ee-4gee-mini-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2018-14327/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://blog.zerodaylab.com/2018/09/zerodaylab-discovers-ee-unquoted.htmlExploit, Patch
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149492/EE-4GEE-Mini-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105385Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://osandamalith.com/2018/09/17/ee-4gee-mini-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2018-14327/Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.