VAR-201602-0489

Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2022-05-17 02:02

This vulnerability allows local users to elevate to administrator status on vulnerable installations of Advantech WebAccess. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.The specific flaw exists within the configuration of directories created during installation of the product. The implementing code for many COM objects used by newly-created services, which run in an elevated privilege, is installed in a folder with weak security control.

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