Acer Updater Service 1.2.3500.0 – ‘UpdaterService.exe’ Unquoted Service Path
# Exploit Title: Acer Updater Service 1.2.3500.0 - 'UpdaterService.exe' Unquoted Service Path # Discovery by: Emmanuel Lujan # Discovery Date: 2020-11-26 # Vendor Homepage: https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/home # Tested Version: 1.2.3500.0 # Vulnerability Type: Unquoted Service Path # Tested on OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64 # Step to discover Unquoted Service Path: C:\>wmic service get name, pathname, displayname, startmode | findstr /i "Auto" | findstr /i /v "C:\Windows\\" | findstr /i /v """ Live Updater Service Live Upd ater Service C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Updater\Updater Service.exe Auto # Service info: C:\>sc qc "Live Updater Service" [SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS SERVICE_NAME: Live updater Service TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Updater\UpdaterService.exe LOAD_ORDER_GROUP : TAG : 0 DISPLAY_NAME : Live Updater Service DEPENDENCIES : SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem #Exploit: A successful attempt would require the local user to be able to insert their code in the system root path undetected by the OS or other security applications where it could potentially be executed during application startup or reboot. If successful, the local user's code would execute with the elevated privileges of the application. |