How severe is CVE-2018-17494?

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

Is CVE-2018-17494 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass

CVE-2018-17494

eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error with the Virtual Keyboard Start Menu. By visiting the kiosk and pressing windows key twice, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to close the program and launch other processes on the system.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th 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

Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass — versions 1.5.5.2
Visitorpass Evisitorpass — versions 1.5.5.2

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-2018-17494?: CVE-2018-17494 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-17494?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17494 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.