Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the hshld service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious executables. Attackers can p…
High CVSS 7.8
Summary
Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the hshld service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the service path and upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code executes with LocalSystem privileges.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Lint boundary warnings (2)
The following non-blocking warnings were raised during the lint phase of this triage (e.g. reference URLs not yet on the allowlist). They do not affect entry usability and are disclosed for transparency (see DR-002).
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REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTEDurl not in allowlist: https://www.hotspotshield.com -
REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTEDurl not in allowlist: https://www.hotspotshield.com/download/
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40528
- https://www.hotspotshield.com
- https://www.hotspotshield.com/download/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hotspot-shield-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD