Improper privilege management in DeltaV - CVE-2018-14791
Published: August 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14446
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14791
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local attacker can change executable and library files and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
DeltaV
How to mitigate CVE-2018-14791
Install update from vendor's website.