Vulnerability in Huawei Hisuite
CVE-2016-5821
Huawei HiSuite before 4.0.4.204_ove (Out of China) and before 4.0.4.301 (China) use a weak ACL (FILE_WRITE_DATA for BUILTIN\Users) for the HiSuite service directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse (1) SspiCli.dll or (2) USERENV.dll file or possibly other unspecified DLL files.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- labs.bluefrostsecurity.de/advisories/bfs-sa-2016-003/
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160624-01-hisuite-en (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538797/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/137733/Huawei-HiSuite-For-Windows-4.0.3.301-Privi… (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91418 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5821?
- CVE-2016-5821 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Hisuite, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5821?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.