Fortect - CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element

Fortect - CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element, may be used by local user to elevate privileges.

An unquoted Windows search path vulnerability existed in the install the MOVE 4.10.x and earlier Windows install service (mvagtsce.exe). The misconfiguration allowed an unauthorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path to obtain privilege escalation and stop antimalware services.

HCL AppScan Presence deployed as Windows service might be vulnerable to an Unquoted Service Path vulnerability

An unquoted service path vulnerability in HCL AppScan Presence, deployed as a Windows service in HCL AppScan on Cloud (ASoC), may allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.

An issue was discovered in OPSWAT MetaDefender KIOSK 4.6.1.9996. It has an unquoted service path that can be abused locally.

Unquoted search path in some Intel(R) NUC Kits NUC7i3DN, NUC7i5DN, NUC7i7DN HDMI firmware update tool software before version 1.79.1.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Unquoted Service Path in ABB AO-OPC

A vulnerability was found in AO-OPC server versions mentioned above. As the directory information for the service entry is not enclosed in quotation marks, potential attackers could possibly call up another application than the AO-OPC server by starting the service. The service might be started with system user privileges which could cause a shift in user access privileges. It is unlikely to exploit the vulnerability in well maintained Windows installations since the attacker would need write access to system folders. An update is available that resolves the vulnerability found during an internal review in the product AO-OPC = 3.2.1 

DigitalPersona FPSensor DpHost.exe unquoted search path

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in DigitalPersona FPSensor 1.0.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file C:\Program Files (x86)\FPSensor\bin\DpHost.exe. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The identifier VDB-228773 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Unquoted search path or element in some Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software before version 1.73.5335.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

ASUS SetupAsusServices v1.0.5.1 in Asus Armoury Crate v5.3.4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows local users to launch processes with elevated privileges.

Unquoted search path in the installer for some Intel Server Configuration Utility software before version 16.0.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The LDAP Agent Update service with versions prior to 5.18 used an unquoted path, which could allow arbitrary code execution.

Panini Everest Engine 2.0.4 allows unprivileged users to create a file named Everest.exe in the %PROGRAMDATA%\Panini folder. This leads to privilege escalation because a service, running as SYSTEM, uses the unquoted path of %PROGRAMDATA%\Panini\Everest Engine\EverestEngine.exe and therefore a Trojan horse %PROGRAMDATA%\Panini\Everest.exe may be executed instead of the intended vendor-supplied EverestEngine.exe file.

An unquoted search path vulnerability exists in 'JustSystems JUST Online Update for J-License' bundled with multiple products for corporate users as in Ichitaro through Pro5 and others. Since the affected product starts another program with an unquoted file path, a malicious file may be executed with the privilege of the Windows service if it is placed in a certain path. Affected products are bundled with the following product series: Office and Office Integrated Software, ATOK, Hanako, JUST PDF, Shuriken, Homepage Builder, JUST School, JUST Smile Class, JUST Smile, JUST Frontier, JUST Jump, and Tri-De DetaProtect.

There is an unquoted service path in ASUSTeK Aura Ready Game SDK service (GameSDK.exe) 1.0.0.4. This might allow a local user to escalate privileges by creating a %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\ASUS\GameSDK.exe file.

In SAP Business One application when a service is created, the executable path contains spaces and isn’t enclosed within quotes, leading to a vulnerability known as Unquoted Service Path which allows a user to gain SYSTEM privileges. If the service is exploited by adversaries, it can be used to gain privileged permissions on a system or network leading to high impact on Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

SAP BusinessObjects BW Publisher Service - versions 420, 430, uses a search path that contains an unquoted element. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service

SAP PowerDesigner Proxy - version 16.7, allows an attacker with low privileges and has local access, with the ability to work around system’s root disk access restrictions to Write/Create a program file on system disk root path, which could then be executed with elevated privileges of the application during application start up or reboot, potentially compromising Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system.

Unquoted Service Path in Cloudflare WARP for Windows

Cloudflare Warp for Windows from version 2022.2.95.0 contained an unquoted service path which enables arbitrary code execution leading to privilege escalation. The fix was released in version 2022.3.186.0.

MiniTool Partition Wizard v12.0 contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers to escalate privileges to the system level.

Xshell v7.0.0099 and below contains a binary hijack vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe file.