CVE-2016-9485
CounterACT SecureConnector Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
On Windows endpoints, the SecureConnector agent must run under the local SYSTEM account or another administrator account in order to enable full functionality of the agent. The typical configuration is for the agent to run as a Windows service under the local SYSTEM account. The SecureConnector agent runs various plugin scripts and executables on the endpoint in order to gather and report information about the host to the CounterACT management appliance. The SecureConnector agent downloads these scripts and executables as needed from the CounterACT management appliance and runs them on the endpoint. The SecureConnector agent fails to set any permissions on downloaded file objects. This allows a malicious user to take ownership of any of these files and make modifications to it, regardless of where the files are saved. These files are then executed under SYSTEM privileges. A malicious unprivileged user can overwrite these executable files with malicious code before the SecureConnector agent executes them, causing the malicious code to be run under the SYSTEM account.
INFO
Published Date :
July 13, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9485.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94740 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/768331 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-378 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94740 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94740 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/768331 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/768331 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:forescout:secureconnector:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94740 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9485 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9485
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08450
percentile