Local Privilege Escalation in Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5
CVE-2006-3784

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Symantec
Status: Pcanywhere
Vendor: CVE Published:; 24 July 2006

What is CVE-2006-3784?

Symantec pcAnywhere 12.5 contains a vulnerability due to inadequate permissions for the 'Symantec\pcAnywhere\Hosts' directory. This misconfiguration allows local users to escalate their privileges by placing a specially crafted superuser .cif file within the folder. Once the file is in place, the user can exploit this flaw by logging into pcAnywhere as a local administrator, potentially compromising system integrity and exposing sensitive information.

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