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CVE-2021-45975

In ListCheck.exe in Acer Care Center 4.x before 4.00.3038, a vulnerability in the loading mechanism of Windows DLLs could allow a local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with local administrator privileges.

Published

2022-01-26T15:15:07.693

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:33:24.563

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-426

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	acer	care_center	< 4.00.3038	Yes

References

https://acercsi.com Broken Link ([email protected])
https://aptw.tf/2022/01/20/acer-care-center-privesc.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/14757-acer-care-center-requires-an-update-to-resolve-a-security-vulnerability Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://acercsi.com Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://aptw.tf/2022/01/20/acer-care-center-privesc.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/14757-acer-care-center-requires-an-update-to-resolve-a-security-vulnerability Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)