Privilege escalation in Carousel - CVE-2018-18929

 

Privilege escalation in Carousel - CVE-2018-18929

Published: February 6, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17396
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18929
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Tightrope
Affected software:
Carousel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker with administrative privileges can gain full access to the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the Unattend.xml file left on the system included the creation of a local admin account (along with the password). A remote attacker can use an Unattend.xml file to control various settings on the new system when Windows systems are imaged.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-18929

Patch will be available on February 8.

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