Unquoted Search Path or Element in Smart Audio UWP App - CVE-2020-8337

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Unquoted Search Path or Element in Smart Audio UWP App - CVE-2020-8337

Published: June 23, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29210
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2020-8337
CWE-ID: CWE-428
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Smart Audio UWP App
Software vendor:
Synaptics

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system. 

The vulnerability exist due to the affected software fails to use proper quoting in a service name string pointing to a service under the "c:\Program Files\WindowsApp" directory. A local administrator can execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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