CVE-2020-10551
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CVE-2020-10551 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. QQBrowser before 10.5.3870.400 installs a Windows service TsService.exe. This file is writable by anyone belonging to the NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users group, which includes all local and remote users. EPSS estimates a 1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
QQBrowser before 10.5.3870.400 installs a Windows service TsService.exe. This file is writable by anyone belonging to the NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users group, which includes all local and remote users. This can be abused by local attackers to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM by writing a malicious executable to the location of TsService.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tencent | Qqbrowser | < 10.5.3870.400 |
References
- https://github.com/seqred-s-a/CVE-2020-10551Third Party Advisory
- https://seqred.pl/en/cve-2020-10551-privilege-escalation-in-qqbrowser/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/seqred-s-a/CVE-2020-10551Third Party Advisory
- https://seqred.pl/en/cve-2020-10551-privilege-escalation-in-qqbrowser/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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