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CVE-2014-8359 json

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Huawei Mobile Partner for Windows 23.009.05.03.1014 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and…

published 2014-11-13 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8196

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Huawei Mobile Partner for Windows 23.009.05.03.1014 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll in the Mobile Partner directory.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-30477)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-30477 Huawei Technologies du Mobile Broadband 16.0 - Local Privilege Escalation local, 2013-12-24
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70671 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128767/Huawei-Mobile-Partner-DLL-Hijacking.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • osandamalith.wordpress.com http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/escalating-local-privileges-using-mobile-partner/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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