01 Record
CVE-2014-8494
ESTsoft ALUpdate 8.5.1.0.0 uses weak permissions (Users: Full Control) for the (1) AlUpdate folder and (2) AlUpdate.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
ESTsoft ALUpdate 8.5.1.0.0 uses weak permissions (Users: Full Control) for the (1) AlUpdate folder and (2) AlUpdate.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-11-03 16:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:18Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-10-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fcea48a7dd3f6835845855e4923ee809748211c70c17d224083bc5c5905333a2
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comalupdate-cve20148494-priv-esc(98315)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98315
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128868/ESTsoft-ALUpdate-8.5.1.0.0-Privilege-Escalation.html
- www.securityfocus.com70790http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70790