Vulnerability in Wondershare Dr.fone
CVE-2021-44596
Wondershare LTD Dr. Fone as of 2021-12-06 version is affected by Remote code execution. Due to software design flaws an unauthenticated user can communicate over UDP with the "InstallAssistService.exe" service(the service is running under SYSTEM privileges) and manipulate it to execute malicious executable without any validation from a remote location and gain SYSTEM privileges
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.229 (97.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.229 · newest: 0.229 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wondershare Dr.fone — versions 2021-12-06
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Not Applicable)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167035/Wondershare-Dr.Fone-12.0.7-Privilege-Escal… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- medium.com/@tomerp_77017/wondershell-a82372914f26
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44596?
- CVE-2021-44596 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wondershare Dr.fone. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44596?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-44596 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.