Vulnerability CVE-2020-14418
Published: 2021-01-30

Description:
A TOCTOU vulnerability exists in madCodeHook before 2020-07-16 that allows local attackers to elevate their privileges to SYSTEM. This occurs because path redirection can occur via vectors involving directory junctions.

Type:

CWE-367

 (Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.9/10
10/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Morphisec -> Unified threat prevention platform 
Madshi -> Madcodehook 
Cisco -> Advanced malware protection 

 References:
https://github.com/nettitude/metasploit-modules
https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2020-14418-madcodehook-library-local-privilege-escalation/
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