CVE-2016-5821

7.8 HIGH
Published: July 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Huawei HiSuite before 4.0.4.204_ove (Out of China) and before 4.0.4.301 (China) use a weak ACL (FILE_WRITE_DATA for BUILTIN\Users) for the HiSuite service directory, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a Trojan horse (1) SspiCli.dll or (2) USERENV.dll file or possibly other unspecified DLL files.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137733/Huawei-HiSuite-For-Windows-4.0.3.301-Privilege-Escalation.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160624-01-hisuite-en
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538797/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91418
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://labs.bluefrostsecurity.de/advisories/bfs-sa-2016-003/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137733/Huawei-HiSuite-For-Windows-4.0.3.301-Privilege-Escalation.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160624-01-hisuite-en
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538797/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91418
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://labs.bluefrostsecurity.de/advisories/bfs-sa-2016-003/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
26th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

huawei

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