VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-20621
The MemuService.exe service binary is vulnerable to local privilege escalation through binary planting due to insecure permissions set at install time.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.89%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Microvirt MEmu 6.0.6. The MemuService.exe service binary is vulnerable to local privilege escalation through binary planting due to insecure permissions set at install time. This allows code to be run as NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.89% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- microvirt/memu
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2018-20621Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2018-20621Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.