CVE-2018-10079 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Geist WatchDog Console version 3.2.2, stemming from weak Access Control Lists (ACLs) on its program data directory. This allows a local attacker to modify critical configuration files like config.xml or servers.xml, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-44493), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vertiv:watchdog_console:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.