Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-16715
An issue was discovered in Absolute Software CTES Windows Agent through 1.0.0.1479. The security permissions on the %ProgramData%\CTES folder and sub-folders may allow write access to low-privileged user accounts. This allows unauthorized replacement of service program executable (EXE) or dynamically loadable library (DLL) files, causing elevated (SYSTEM) user access. Configuration control files or data files under this folder could also be similarly modified to affect service process behavior.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 47.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.5
References
Products affected by CVE-2018-16715
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cpe:2.3:a:absolute:ctes_windows_agent:1.0.0.1479