LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2018-17487: Lobby Track Desktop could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an er...

Lobby Track Desktop could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error in the printer dialog. By visiting the kiosk and signing in as a visitor, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the command line to break out of kiosk mode.

HighCVSS 8.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysishigh

Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This flaw affects Lobby Track Desktop visitor kiosks. A person physically at the kiosk could escape kiosk mode through a printer dialog and gain elevated access on the system. The business risk is highest where visitor kiosks are unattended, trusted, or connected to internal networks.

Executive priority

Treat as high priority for facilities using Lobby Track Desktop kiosks. The issue requires local physical interaction, but successful exploitation could compromise the kiosk host and potentially aid internal access.

Technical view

CVE-2018-17487 is a local privilege escalation in Jolly Technologies Lobby Track Desktop 8.2.186. The CVE description attributes the issue to an error in the printer dialog that can let a visitor break out of kiosk mode using command-line access. CVSS 3.0 is 8.4 high.

Likely exposure

Exposure appears limited to systems running Jolly Technologies Lobby Track Desktop version 8.2.186, especially public or semi-public visitor check-in kiosks with physical access.

Exploitation context

The provided sources describe local exploitation from a kiosk visitor session. CISA KEV is false, and the source bundle does not provide evidence of active exploitation in the wild.

Researcher notes

Sources name only Lobby Track Desktop 8.2.186. No CWE, patch version, or vendor mitigation is included in the bundle. The main uncertainty is remediation detail; rely on vendor guidance before claiming a specific fix.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory Lobby Track Desktop deployments and identify version 8.2.186.
  • Check Jolly Technologies guidance for fixed versions or supported mitigations.
  • Prioritize remediation for unattended or public visitor kiosks.
  • Restrict physical access and supervision until remediation is confirmed.
  • Review kiosk account privileges and remove unnecessary administrative rights.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether Lobby Track Desktop 8.2.186 is installed on visitor kiosks.
  • Verify affected kiosks expose the visitor sign-in workflow.
  • Review kiosk configuration for printer dialog access paths.
  • Check logs for unexpected shell or command-line process launches.
  • Validate any vendor-provided update or workaround after applying it.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2018-17487 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.4 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/C:H/AC:L/I:H/A:H/PR:N/AV:L/S:U/UI:N/RC:R/E:U/RL:U

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.4CVSS 3.0HighCVSS:3.0/C:H/AC:L/I:H/A:H/PR:N/AV:L/S:U/UI:N/RC:R/E:U/RL:U2.55.9Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

8.4High
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2018-17487Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/C:H/AC:L/I:H/A:H/PR:N/AV:L/S:U/UI:N/RC:R/E:U/RL:U

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Jolly TechnologiesLobby Track Desktop8.2.186Listed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.