Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT Insecure Configuration Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate their privileges on vulnerable installations of Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the configuration of Monitouch V-SFT. The software is installed with weak access controls on the executable files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of any user of the software.
Additional Details
Fuji Electric has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-222-04
Disclosure Timeline
- 2016-09-19 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2017-08-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit
Fritz Sands of the Zero Day Initiative
