Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in Schneider Electric Floating License Manager 1.0.0 through 1.4.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application with a name composed of an initial substring of a path that contains a space character.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from schneider-electric organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-02-28T06:18:54.260
2026-05-28T18:16:21.837
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.4
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | schneider-electric | floating_license_manager | 1.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | schneider-electric | floating_license_manager | 1.4.0 | Yes |
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