CVE-2019-18670

Public Exploit

Description

In the Quick Access Service (QAAdminAgent.exe) in Acer Quick Access V2.01.3000 through 2.01.3027 and V3.00.3000 through V3.00.3008, a REGULAR user can load an arbitrary unsigned DLL into the signed service's process, which is running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This is a DLL Hijacking vulnerability (including search order hijacking, which searches for the missing DLL in the PATH environment variable), which is caused by an uncontrolled search path element for nvapi.dll, atiadlxx.dll, or atiadlxy.dll.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory acer.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1r0cr-H_FMc8V4hwlqF1MAEhSSnztm5sp third party advisory exploit
https://us.answers.acer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/64586 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-18670?
CVE-2019-18670 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-18670?
To fix CVE-2019-18670, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-18670 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-18670 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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