CVE-2013-3496: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2013-3496: Infotecs ViPNet Client 3.2.10 (15632) and earlier, ViPNet Coordinator 3.2.10 (15632) and earlier, ViPNet Pe...

Infotecs ViPNet Client 3.2.10 (15632) and earlier, ViPNet Coordinator 3.2.10 (15632) and earlier, ViPNet Personal Firewall 3.1 and earlier, and ViPNet SafeDisk 4.1 (0.5643) and earlier use weak permissions (Everyone: Full Control) for a folder under %PROGRAMFILES%\Infotecs, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse (1) executable file or (2) DLL file.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedSep 17, 2024, 00:36 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is a local privilege escalation issue in older Infotecs ViPNet and SafeDisk products. The affected software leaves an Infotecs program folder writable by everyone. A user already on the Windows system could abuse that trust boundary by placing a malicious executable or DLL and potentially gain higher privileges. Exposure is likely limited to Windows systems running the listed legacy Infotecs products. The attacker needs local access or a foothold capable of writing files as a low-privileged user. Treat this as a legacy local privilege escalation risk. It is not remotely exploitable from the provided evidence, but it can increase the impact of any local compromise on systems running affected Infotecs software. Mitigation focus: Inventory Windows hosts for the listed Infotecs products and versions.; Check Infotecs vendor guidance for supported upgrades or remediation.; Restrict overly permissive Everyone: Full Control access on Infotecs program folders..

Prepared: Jun 14, 2026, 22:07 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: May 22, 2013, 10:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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