Description
The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Published: 2018-08-03
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-4940 The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.
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Pearsonvue Console 8 Iqsystem 7
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:52:49.223Z

Reserved: 2018-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-12989

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-03T18:29:00.407

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:46:11.930

Link: CVE-2018-12989

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