Acer Quick Access up to 2.01.3027/3.00.3008 QAAdminAgent.exe PATH untrusted search path
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A vulnerability has been found in Acer Quick Access up to 2.01.3027/3.00.3008 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing in the library nvapi.dll of the file QAAdminAgent.exe. The manipulation of the argument PATH
as part of a Environment Variable leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
In the Quick Access Service (QAAdminAgent.exe) in Acer Quick Access V2.01.3000 through 2.01.3027 and V3.00.3000 through V3.00.3008, a REGULAR user can load an arbitrary unsigned DLL into the signed service's process, which is running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. This is a DLL Hijacking vulnerability (including search order hijacking, which searches for the missing DLL in the PATH environment variable), which is caused by an uncontrolled search path element for nvapi.dll, atiadlxx.dll, or atiadlxy.dll.
The weakness was disclosed 12/17/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us.answers.acer.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-18670 since 11/02/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Class: Untrusted search pathCWE: CWE-426
ATT&CK: T1574
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
11/02/2019 🔍12/17/2019 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: us.answers.acer.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2019-18670 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 12/18/2019 07:55Updated: 12/18/2019 08:00
Changes: 12/18/2019 07:55 (40), 12/18/2019 08:00 (17)
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