What is CVE-2018-17491?

CVE-2018-17491 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hid Global Easylobby Solo, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2019-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-17491?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-17491 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Hid Global Easylobby Solo

CVE-2018-17491

EasyLobby Solo could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. By visiting the kiosk and typing "esc" to exit the program, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform unauthorized actions on the computer.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hid Global Easylobby Solo — versions 11.0.4563
Hidglobal Easylobby_solo — versions 11.0.4563

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

nutc4k3/amazing-iot-security

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17491?: CVE-2018-17491 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hid Global Easylobby Solo, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-17491?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17491 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.