{"id":"CVE-2018-14327","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-14327","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:57:49.767Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2018-09-26T22:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:40:48.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["ee/ee40vb firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.04387,"percentile":0.91256,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06464,"percentile":0.93515},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.04387,"percentile":0.90863}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-09-27","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45501,"kind":"exploit","title":"EE 4GEE Mini EE40_00_02.00_44 - Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/45501.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/45501.txt","published":"2018-09-27","added":"2018-09-27","updated":"2018-09-27","author":"Osanda Malith Jayathissa","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-14327"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://blog.zerodaylab.com/2018/09/zerodaylab-discovers-ee-unquoted.html","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149492/EE-4GEE-Mini-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105385","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://osandamalith.com/2018/09/17/ee-4gee-mini-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2018-14327/","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://blog.zerodaylab.com/2018/09/zerodaylab-discovers-ee-unquoted.html","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149492/EE-4GEE-Mini-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105385","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://osandamalith.com/2018/09/17/ee-4gee-mini-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2018-14327/","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14327","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}