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Critical VDE-2021-017 2 CVEs

MB connect line: Privilege escalation in mbDIALUP

Published Jul 22, 2021 · Updated May 14, 2025 · Revision 4

Summary

Multiple Vulnerabilities in mbConnect24serv (a software service of mbDIALUP) can lead to arbitrary code execution due to improper privilege management.

Update A, 2021-11-24

corrected fixed version in solution from 3.9R0.4 to 3.9R0.5

Update B, 2022-03-28

Updated CVSS score from CVE-2021-33527 from 7.8 to 9.8 due to new information about the vulnerability

Details

Remediation
Update to 3.9R0.5

Impact
Please consult the CVE entries.

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Critical 9.8

    OS Command Injection in mbDIALUP <= 3.9R0.0

    In MB connect line mbDIALUP versions <= 3.9R0.0 a remote attacker can send a specifically crafted HTTP request to the service running with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM that will not correctly validate the input. This can lead to an arbitrary code execution with the pr…

  • High 7.8

    Privilege escalation in mbDIALUP <= 3.9R0.0

    In MB connect line mbDIALUP versions <= 3.9R0.0 a low privileged local attacker can send a command to the service running with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM instructing it to execute a malicous OpenVPN configuration resulting in arbitrary code execution with the privil…

Revision history

  1. #4

    Fix: version space, added distribution

  2. #3

    Update B

  3. #2

    Update A

  4. #1

    Initial revision.

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