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GHSA-FC5X-R66H-VP5F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-22 12:32 – Updated: 2026-07-22 12:32

Details

The servereye client (also known as sensorhub, technically ClientAgentContainerService) versions 20.15 and earlier are vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation. The high-privileged service SE3Recovery (EmergencyRecoveryService.exe), running as SYSTEM, periodically monitors the directory %ProgramData%\ServerEye3\update\ for a trigger file named "update_available". Due to insufficient access restrictions on this directory, a local standard user can create the trigger file and provide a path to a directory containing malicious JSON instructions. The service subsequently executes the utility UpdaterAction.exe with SYSTEM privileges, which parses the instructions and performs an unvalidated file copy from a user-controlled source to a protected system destination (e.g., overwriting a service binary). This leads to full system compromise as the service automatically restarts the overwritten binary with SYSTEM privileges.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-14551 (GCVE-0-2026-14551)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-22 09:42 – Updated: 2026-07-22 12:41

Title

Local Privilege Escalation in servereye client (sensorhub)

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-22 12:37 UTC

CWE

CWE-379 - Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path

Assigner

NCSC.ch mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.servereye.de/security-bulletins/2026-001/	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
servereye GmbH	servereye Windows Agent (Sensorhub)	Affected: 0 , ≤ 20.15 (custom) Unaffected: 20.16 (custom)

Credits

Janik Wehrli of InfoGuard Labs

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GHSA-FC5X-R66H-VP5F

CVE-2026-14551 (GCVE-0-2026-14551)

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