What is CVE-2017-6005?

CVE-2017-6005 is a high-severity vulnerability in Waves Maxxaudio. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-6005?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Waves Maxxaudio

CVE-2017-6005

Waves MaxxAudio, as installed on Dell laptops, adds a "WavesSysSvc" Windows service with File Version 1.1.6.0. This service has a vulnerability known as Unquoted Service Path. This could potentially allow an authorized but non-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Waves Maxxaudio — versions 1.1.6.0
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6005?: CVE-2017-6005 is a high-severity vulnerability in Waves Maxxaudio. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-6005?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.