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CVE-2016-9486
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-07-13T20:29:01.457 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:09.300

Summary

On Windows endpoints, the SecureConnector agent must run under the local SYSTEM account or another administrator account in order to enable full functionality of the agent. The typical configuration is for the agent to run as a Windows service under the local SYSTEM account. The SecureConnector agent runs various plugin scripts and executables on the endpoint in order to gather and report information about the host to the CounterACT management appliance. The SecureConnector agent downloads these scripts and executables as needed from the CounterACT management appliance and runs them on the endpoint. By default, these executable files are downloaded to and run from the %TEMP% directory of the currently logged on user, despite the fact that the SecureConnector agent is running as SYSTEM. Asi

Affected products

forescout — secureconnector

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References

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