CVE-2016-20033 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0, allowing authenticated users to replace executable files due to improper file permissions granting full access to the Everyone group. This leads to arbitrary code execution with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart. Rated High with a CVSSv3 score of 7.8, it allows an authenticated local attacker to achieve full system compromise with low complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, reflected in its extremely low EPSS score.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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