CVE-2018-18256 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in CapMon Access Manager version 5.4.1.1005, allowing a regular user to gain local administrator privileges by executing whitelisted applications via the Custom App Launcher. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for a local attacker to achieve full system control remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.4.1.1005CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:capmon:access_manager:5.4.1.1005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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