CVE-2016-9486 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Forescout SecureConnector, where the agent, running as SYSTEM, executes scripts from a user's %TEMP% directory. An authenticated local attacker could overwrite a predictable batch file with a malicious one, leading to arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, allowing for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:forescout:secureconnector:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
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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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.