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CVE-2016-5793

HIGH
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Moxa Active OPC Server before 2.4.19 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory.

CWE-428

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days
30thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
Other references1
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