Critical severity · published Apr 29, 2022
CVE-2021-44596
Wondershare LTD Dr. Fone as of 2021-12-06 version is affected by Remote code execution. Due to software design flaws an unauthenticated user can communicate over UDP with the…
9.8
CVSS
22.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Wondershare LTD Dr. Fone as of 2021-12-06 version is affected by Remote code execution. Due to software design flaws an unauthenticated user can communicate over UDP with the "InstallAssistService.exe" service(the service is running under SYSTEM privileges) and manipulate it to execute malicious executable without any validation from a remote location and gain SYSTEM privileges
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)22.9% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DR
Dr.fone · Wondershare
2021-12-06 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44596
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44596
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167035/Wondershare-Dr.Fone-12.0.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
medium.com
https://medium.com/@tomerp_77017/wondershell-a82372914f26
medium.com
https://medium.com/%40tomerp_77017/wondershell-a82372914f26
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