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CVE-2018-10722

N/A
Published: May 4, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCylanceprotect

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

In Cylance CylancePROTECT before 1470, an unprivileged local user can obtain SYSTEM privileges because users have Modify access to the %PROGRAMFILES%\Cylance\Desktop\log folder, the CyUpdate process grants users Modify access to new files created in this folder, and a new file can be a symlink chain to a pathname of an arbitrary DLL that CyUpdate uses.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cylanceprotect· Cylance
95%
v < 1470
Affected range stops below 1470, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.atredis.com/blog/cylance-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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