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CVE-2020-6788

Uncontrolled Search Path Element in Bosch Configuration Manager Installer

Published: Mar 25, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-427
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 72.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Loading a DLL through an Uncontrolled Search Path Element in the Bosch Configuration Manager installer up to and including version 7.21.0078 potentially allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system. A prerequisite is that the victim is tricked into placing a malicious DLL in the same directory where the installer is started from.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-427

Affected Products

Bosch
commercial·DEaka nexo-os, video recording manager, bosch video management system
Configuration Manager
ICS / OT / IoT
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://psirt.bosch.com/security-advisories/bosch-sa-835563-bt.html
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