CVE-2021-44596 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 22.9% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Wondershare LTD Dr. Fone as of 2021-12-06 version is affected by Remote code execution. Due to software design flaws an unauthenticated user can communicate over UDP with the "InstallAssistService.exe" service(the service is running under SYSTEM privileges) and manipulate it to execute malicious executable without any validation from a remote location and gain SYSTEM privileges
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 22.93% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2022-04-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-09 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wondershare | dr.fone |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wondershare Dr.Fone 12.0.7 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) | 2022-05-11 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167035/Wondershare-Dr.Fone-12.0.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://medium.com/@tomerp_77017/wondershell-a82372914f26
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167035/Wondershare-Dr.Fone-12.0.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://medium.com/%40tomerp_77017/wondershell-a82372914f26
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