CVE-2020-7360

low-risk
Published 2020-08-13

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) vulnerability in SmartControl version 4.3.15 and versions released before April 15, 2020 may allow an authenticated user to escalate privileges by placing a specially crafted DLL file in the search path. This issue was fixed in version 1.0.7, which was released after April 15, 2020. (Note, the version numbering system changed significantly between version 4.3.15 and version 1.0.7.)

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.4/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Smartcontrol

Affected Vendors

Philips

References (2)

Exploit https://blog.vonahi.io/when-the-path-to-system-is-wide-open/
Exploit https://blog.vonahi.io/when-the-path-to-system-is-wide-open/
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low-risk
Severity 19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal