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CVE-2018-16715

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

An issue was discovered in Absolute Software CTES Windows Agent through 1.0.0.1479. The security permissions on the %ProgramData%\CTES folder and sub-folders may allow write access to low-privileged user accounts. This allows unauthorized replacement of service program executable (EXE) or dynamically loadable library (DLL) files, causing elevated (SYSTEM) user access. Configuration control files or data files under this folder could also be similarly modified to affect service process behavior.

Affected products

• Absolute Ctes Windows Agent: through 1.0.0.1479

References

• https://community.absolute.com/s/article/Absolute-Security-Bulletin-ASB1
• https://community.absolute.com/s/article/Absolute-Security-Bulletin-ASB1

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