CVE-2020-5681 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting EpsonNet SetupManager versions 2.2.14 and earlier, and Offirio SynergyWare PrintDirector versions 1.6x/1.6y and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory, which is then loaded by the vulnerable self-extracting files. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability requires user interaction and local access, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:epson:epsonnet_setupmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.6.1.1\/1.6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:epson:offirio_synergyware_printdirector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.