Vulnerability in Philips Smartcontrol
CVE-2020-7360
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) vulnerability in SmartControl version 4.3.15 and versions released before April 15, 2020 may allow an authenticated user to escalate privileges by placing a specially crafted DLL file in the search path. This issue was fixed in version 1.0.7, which was released after April 15, 2020. (Note, the version numbering system changed significantly between version 4.3.15 and version 1.0.7.)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.5% 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
- Philips Smartcontrol — versions 4.3.15, 1.0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- blog.vonahi.io/when-the-path-to-system-is-wide-open/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7360?
- CVE-2020-7360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Philips Smartcontrol, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7360?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.