title: Uncontrolled Search Path Element in PTC's Kepware KEPServerEX
description: An uncontrolled search path element vulnerability (DLL hijacking) has been discovered that could allow a locally authenticated adversary to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
problem types: CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
platforms: Windows
product: Kepware KEPServerEX
vendor: PTC
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 6.14.263.0, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: 0
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
platforms: Windows
product: ThingWorx Kepware Server
vendor: PTC
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 6.14.263.0, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: 0
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
platforms: Windows
product: ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity
vendor: PTC
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 8.5, status: affected, version: 8.0, versionType: 0
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL