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CVE-2020-14418

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-367

Description

A TOCTOU vulnerability exists in madCodeHook before 2020-07-16 that allows local attackers to elevate their privileges to SYSTEM. This occurs because path redirection can occur via vectors involving directory junctions.

Affected products

• Cisco Advanced Malware Protection: before 7.2.13 — fixed in 7.2.13
• Madshi Madcodehook: before 4.1.3 — fixed in 4.1.3
• Morphisec Unified Threat Prevention Platform: before 3.5.9; from 4.0 before 4.1.2 — fixed in 3.5.9, 4.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Advanced Malware Protection 7.2.13; Madshi Madcodehook 4.1.3; Morphisec Unified Threat Prevention Platform 3.5.9, 4.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/nettitude/metasploit-modules
• https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2020-14418-madcodehook-library-local-privilege-escalation/
• https://github.com/nettitude/metasploit-modules
• https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2020-14418-madcodehook-library-local-privilege-escalation/

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