CVE-2021-44596
highpriority · attend · 57EPSS 0.229 · 98 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.3–10
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exploits (1)
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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references (12)
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- http://dr.comcnnvd
- http://wondershare.comcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-44596/cnnvd
- https://medium.com/@tomerp_77017/wondershell-a82372914f26cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167035/Wondershare-Dr.Fone-12.0.7-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50913cnnvd
- https://www.wondershare.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167035/Wondershare-Dr.Fone-12.0.7-Privilege-Escalation.htmlenisa_euvd
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