The installer for the Alcatel OSPREY3_MINI Modem component on EE EE40VB 4G mobile broadband modems with firmware before EE40_00_02.00_45 sets weak permissions (Everyone:Full Control) for the "Web Connecton\EE40" and "Web Connecton\EE40\BackgroundService" directories, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by inserting a Trojan horse ServiceManager.exe file into the "Web Connecton\EE40\BackgroundService" directory.
Public exploit code (Exploit-DB) appeared 1 day after disclosure. No confirmed exploitation is recorded.
No high- or medium-confidence techniques. The 1 available link are lower confidence and listed below.
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This vulnerability, registered as “CVE-2018-14327,” allows a low-privileged user account to escalate privileges on any Windows machine that had connected to the EE Mini modem via USB.