What is CVE-2018-12441?

CVE-2018-12441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Corsair Utility Engine, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-12441?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-12441 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Corsair Utility Engine

CVE-2018-12441

The CorsairService Service in Corsair Utility Engine is installed with insecure default permissions, which allows unprivileged local users to execute arbitrary commands via modification of the CorsairService BINARY_PATH_NAME, leading to complete control of the affected system. The issue exists due to the Windows "Everyone" group being granted SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS permissions to the CorsairService Service.

EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Corsair Corsair_utility_engine — versions 3.2.87, 3.3.103, 3.4.95
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12441?: CVE-2018-12441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Corsair Utility Engine, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-12441?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12441 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.