Privilege escalation : Panda Antivirus Pro - Privilege Escalation (Jun 2016)

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Test ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107088

Category: Privilege escalation

Title: Panda Antivirus Pro - Privilege Escalation (Jun 2016) - Windows

Summary: Panda Antivirus Pro is prone to a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Description: Summary:
Panda Antivirus Pro is prone to a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
As the USERS group has write permissions over the folder where the PSEvents.exe process is located, it is possible to execute malicious code as Local System.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker replace the affected binary file
with a malicious binary which will be executed with SYSTEM privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
Panda Antivirus Pro (16.1.2)

Solution:
Install Panda Hotfix for this vulnerability from the referenced advisory.

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Copyright Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107088
Category:	Privilege escalation
Title:	Panda Antivirus Pro - Privilege Escalation (Jun 2016) - Windows
Summary:	Panda Antivirus Pro is prone to a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Panda Antivirus Pro is prone to a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: As the USERS group has write permissions over the folder where the PSEvents.exe process is located, it is possible to execute malicious code as Local System. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will let the attacker replace the affected binary file with a malicious binary which will be executed with SYSTEM privileges. Affected Software/OS: Panda Antivirus Pro (16.1.2) Solution: Install Panda Hotfix for this vulnerability from the referenced advisory. CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG