{
    "id": "CVE-2018-14327",
    "published": "2018-09-26 22:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:40:48",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-732",
    "description": "The installer for the Alcatel OSPREY3_MINI Modem component on EE EE40VB 4G mobile broadband modems with firmware before EE40_00_02.00_45 sets weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for the \"Web Connecton\\EE40\" and \"Web Connecton\\EE40\\BackgroundService\" directories, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by inserting a Trojan horse ServiceManager.exe file into the \"Web Connecton\\EE40\\BackgroundService\" directory.",
    "epss_score": "0.04387",
    "epss_percentile": "0.91026",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:17",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "ee",
            "product": "ee40vb"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ee",
            "product": "ee40vb_firmware"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "45501",
            "title": "EE 4GEE Mini EE40_00_02.00_44 - Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2018-09-27",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://blog.zerodaylab.com/2018/09/zerodaylab-discovers-ee-unquoted.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149492/EE-4GEE-Mini-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105385",
        "https://osandamalith.com/2018/09/17/ee-4gee-mini-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2018-14327/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501/",
        "http://blog.zerodaylab.com/2018/09/zerodaylab-discovers-ee-unquoted.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149492/EE-4GEE-Mini-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105385",
        "https://osandamalith.com/2018/09/17/ee-4gee-mini-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2018-14327/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501/"
    ]
}