Famatech Advanced IP Scanner Uncontrolled Search Path...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
Nov 22, 2024
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Nov 22, 2024
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Nov 22, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Nov 22, 2024
Last updated
Nov 22, 2024
Famatech Advanced IP Scanner Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Famatech Advanced IP Scanner. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the application's use of Qt. The application loads Qt plugins from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of an administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-20768.
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