CVE-2016-3943

HIGH

Panda Endpoint Administration Agent <7.50.00 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Panda Endpoint Administration Agent before 7.50.00, as used in Panda Security for Business products for Windows, uses a weak ACL for the Panda Security/WaAgent directory and sub-directories, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying an executable module.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Kyriakos Economou · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39671

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39671/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/24

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 41.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-276
Status published
Products (1)
watchguard/panda_endpoint_administration_agent < 7.49
Published Apr 18, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026