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CVE-2018-12989
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-08-03T18:29:00.407 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:38:39.540

Summary

The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

pearsonvue — console_8

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References

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