CVE-2020-14418 describes a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in madCodeHook versions prior to 2020-07-16, affecting various products including Cisco and Morphisec solutions that incorporate the library. This local privilege escalation flaw, rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.0, allows an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges through path redirection via directory junctions, requiring high attack complexity but no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received minimal community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:advanced_malware_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:madshi:madcodehook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:morphisec:unified_threat_prevention_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0, < 4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:morphisec:unified_threat_prevention_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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