CVE-2017-7293 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Dolby DAX2 and DAX3 API services are vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a normal user to get arbitrary system privileges, because these services have .NET code for DCOM. This affects Dolby Audio X2 (DAX2) 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, and 1.4.4 and Dolby Audio X3 (DAX3) 1.0 and 1.1. An example affected driver is Realtek Audio Driver 6.0.1.7898 on a Lenovo P50.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.63% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-502 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-04-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dolby | dolby audio x2 |
| dolby | dolby audio x3 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Realtek Audio Driver 6.0.1.7898 (Windows 10) - Dolby Audio X2 Service Privilege Escalation | 2017-04-25 |
References
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