CVE-2017-7180 affects Net Monitor for Employees Pro versions prior to 5.3.4, stemming from an unquoted service path vulnerability. This allows a local attacker with write privileges to specific directories to bypass the application's "Block applications" feature, enabling the execution of otherwise restricted programs. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.3 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local user privileges, with potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), a public exploit (EDB-42141) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eduiq:net_monitor_for_employees:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.