CVE-2018-12989

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 7%
VendorProductVersion
pearsonvueconsole_8
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< 2018-06-26
pearsonvueiqsystem_7
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< 2018-06-26
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updates
https://computeco.de/2018-07-29_1.html
https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Support/Console-system-updates
https://computeco.de/2018-07-29_1.html