CVE-2017-17468 is a local privilege escalation and denial-of-service vulnerability affecting TG Soft Vir.IT eXplorer Lite 8.5.42. An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted DeviceIoControl request to the Viragtlt device driver, leading to arbitrary write operations. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows a low-privileged local user to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tgsoft:vir.it_explorer:8.5.42:*:*:*:lite:*:*:* |
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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