Vulnerability Assessment
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Lack of input sanitization in UpdateRebootMgr service of ALEOS 4.11 and later allow an escalation to root from a low-privilege process. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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Lack of input sanitization in UpdateRebootMgr service of ALEOS 4.11 and later allow an escalation to root from a low-privilege process. Affected products include: Sierrawireless Aleos.
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DescriptionNVD
Lack of input sanitization in UpdateRebootMgr service of ALEOS 4.11 and later allow an escalation to root from a low-privilege process.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
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