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CVE-2021-44596

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 22.93% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-04-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 22.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2021-44596
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
22.93%

Original NVD Description

Wondershare LTD Dr. Fone as of 2021-12-06 version is affected by Remote code execution. Due to software design flaws an unauthenticated user can communicate over UDP with the "InstallAssistService.exe" service(the service is running under SYSTEM privileges) and manipulate it to execute malicious executable without any validation from a remote location and gain SYSTEM privileges

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