CVE-2018-10959 describes an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Avecto Defendpoint versions 4 prior to 4.4 SR6 and 5 prior to 5.1 SR1. This flaw allows an attacker to modify environment variables, leading to the automatic elevation of their process launch. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially resulting in high integrity impact without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0, < 4.4.267.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:avecto_defendpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0, < 5.1.149.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:avecto_defendpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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