CVE-2018-14327 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer for the Alcatel OSPREY3_MINI Modem component on EE EE40VB 4G mobile broadband modems with firmware before EE40_00_02.00_45. The installer sets weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) on specific directories, allowing local users to replace legitimate executables with malicious ones. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring user interaction. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-45501) confirms exploit code availability, and there is some community discussion, though no active exploitation or media coverage has been reported.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< ee40_00_02.00_45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ee:ee40vb_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.