Vulnerability in Cylance Cylanceprotect
CVE-2018-10722
In Cylance CylancePROTECT before 1470, an unprivileged local user can obtain SYSTEM privileges because users have Modify access to the %PROGRAMFILES%\Cylance\Desktop\log folder, the CyUpdate process grants users Modify access to new files created in this folder, and a new file can be a symlink chain to a pathname of an arbitrary DLL that CyUpdate uses.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.005 (43.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.atredis.com/blog/cylance-privilege-escalation-vulnerability (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10722?
- CVE-2018-10722 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cylance Cylanceprotect, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10722?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.