Local privilege escalation via unquoted service path
Published Jun 4, 2020 · Updated Oct 25, 2024
Unquoted service path in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent 3.1.2 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The AoWinAgt service registers its executable path without quotes, letting Windows resolve a planted executable from an earlier path segment. Exploitation requires local filesystem access to place that executable, after which a privileged service start runs attacker-controlled code.
Summary
What happened
Unquoted service path in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent 3.1.2 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The AoWinAgt service registers its executable path without quotes, letting Windows resolve a planted executable from an earlier path segment. Exploitation requires local filesystem access to place that executable, after which a privileged service start runs attacker-controlled code.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-9292
- Published
- Jun 4, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 25, 2024
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiSIEM Windows Agent
- Classifications
- CWE-428, T1574.009
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 4, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=FortiSIEMWindowsAgent 3.1.2
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