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.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://aptw.tf/2022/01/20/acer-care-center-privesc.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://acercsi.com	Broken Link
https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/14757-acer-care-center-requires-an-update-to-resolve-a-security-vulnerability	Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:acer:care_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-01-26 07:15

Updated : 2022-02-02 07:51

NVD link : CVE-2021-45975

Mitre link : CVE-2021-45975

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CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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Products Affected

acer

care_center

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