CVE-2016-3943 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Panda Endpoint Administration Agent versions prior to 7.50.00, affecting Panda Security for Business products for Windows. The flaw stems from weak Access Control Lists (ACLs) on the agent's installation directory, allowing a local authenticated attacker to modify executable modules. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability enables an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, a public exploit is available on ExploitDB, indicating the potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.49CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:panda_endpoint_administration_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.