Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
EasyLobby Solo 11.0.4563 can be disrupted by someone with physical/local kiosk access. The issue is not remote internet exploitation; it lets a local attacker stop the kiosk application or start other processes, potentially interrupting visitor management and weakening kiosk integrity.
Executive priority
Prioritize affected visitor kiosks in public or lobby areas. The main business risk is disruption or misuse of a physical access point, not broad remote compromise based on the provided evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2018-17490 affects HID Global EasyLobby Solo 11.0.4563. The described weakness is local access to task-management functionality from the kiosk context, enabling process termination or process launch. CVSS v3.0 is 7.7 with local attack vector, no privileges required, high integrity impact, and high availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where EasyLobby Solo 11.0.4563 runs on unattended or semi-attended visitor kiosks with physical user access. Evidence does not identify other affected versions or products.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires local kiosk interaction, so risk depends on physical access, kiosk hardening, and monitoring.
Researcher notes
Sources are sparse and identify only EasyLobby Solo 11.0.4563. No CWE, exploit details, fixed version, or vendor mitigation is included in the bundle. Treat version scope and remediation details as incomplete until vendor documentation is reviewed.
Mitigation direction
- Check HID Global or EasyLobby guidance for an official update or configuration fix.
- Inventory all EasyLobby Solo kiosk deployments and identify version 11.0.4563.
- Limit unattended access to affected kiosks until remediation is confirmed.
- Apply approved kiosk lockdown controls that prevent operating-system task management access.
- Monitor kiosks for unexpected process termination or unauthorized application launches.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether EasyLobby Solo 11.0.4563 is installed on any kiosk systems.
- Verify kiosk sessions cannot access operating-system task-management functions.
- Review visitor kiosk locations for public or unsupervised local access.
- Check endpoint logs for EasyLobby process kills or unexpected child processes.
- Review vendor release notes or advisories for a named fixed version.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.7 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/I:H/AV:L/PR:N/A:H/AC:L/C:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/I:H/AV:L/PR:N/A:H/AC:L/C:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C2.55.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.7HighVector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/I:H/AV:L/PR:N/A:H/AC:L/C:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- easylobby-task-manager-cve201817490-dos (149650)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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