Local Privilege Escalation in Agnitum Outpost Internet Security
CVE-2013-10046

8.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Agnitum Ltd.
Status: Outpost Internet Security
Vendor: CVE Published:; 1 August 2025

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What is CVE-2013-10046?

Agnitum Outpost Internet Security 8.1 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. This security flaw exists in the acs.exe component, which exposes a named pipe, permitting unauthenticated commands. By exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability within the pipe protocol, attackers can load and execute a malicious DLL from user-controlled locations. This malicious DLL runs with the privileges of the vulnerable service, enabling potential system compromise.

Affected Version(s)

Outpost Internet Security 8.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2013-10046 - Proof of Concept