CVE-2018-16715 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Absolute Software CTES Windows Agent versions up to 1.0.0.1479. Low-privileged users can write to the %ProgramData%\CTES folder, enabling them to replace service executables or DLLs. This allows an attacker to gain SYSTEM-level access, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as reflected by its CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.0.1479CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:absolute:ctes_windows_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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