CVE-2018-17495 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Threshold Security's eVisitorPass. An attacker could exploit an error in the Virtual Keyboard Help Dialog by exiting fullscreen mode on a kiosk, then using the terminal to launch a command prompt. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While no public exploit code exists and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there has been some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness of the flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thresholdsecurity:evisitorpass:1.5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.