Local SYSTEM code execution via arbitrary ZIP placement
Published Jul 19, 2023 · Updated Oct 24, 2024
Local privilege escalation in Keysight N6854A Geolocation Server 2.4.2 and earlier allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM. The exposed ZIP-creation function writes an archive containing a malicious script to an attacker-chosen local path, enabling a SYSTEM process to load its DLL; the exact method is undisclosed. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and grants SYSTEM-level code execution with control of data and service operation.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in Keysight N6854A Geolocation Server 2.4.2 and earlier allows local users to execute code as SYSTEM. The exposed ZIP-creation function writes an archive containing a malicious script to an attacker-chosen local path, enabling a SYSTEM process to load its DLL; the exact method is undisclosed. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and grants SYSTEM-level code execution with control of data and service operation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-36853
- Published
- Jul 19, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 24, 2024
- Vendor
- Keysight Technologies
- Product
- N6854A Geolocation Server
- Classifications
- CWE-749, CWE-427
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.4.2
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