CVE-2018-18435

KioWare Server version 4.9.6 and older installs by default to "C:\kioware_com" with weak folder permissions granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)"…

published March 17, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
71.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

KioWare Server version 4.9.6 and older installs by default to "C:\kioware_com" with weak folder permissions granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)" to the contents of the directory and it's sub-folders. In addition, the program installs a service called "KWSService" which runs as "Localsystem", this will allow any user to escalate privileges to "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" by substituting the service's binary with a malicious one.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01375 · 71.8th percentile
Published
2019-03-17T19:11Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 MAR 19:11Z
    KioWare Server version 4.9.6 and older installs by default to "C:\kioware_com" with weak folder permissions granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)"…
    cvelistv5