CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe background service of ABP and AES, running with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges, is vulnerable due to a file-based IPC mechanism that allows authenticated local users to recover the encryption key and forge requests. This flaw enables attackers to exploit insufficient path validation and perform arbitrary file reads and writes, resulting in full local privilege escalation. Organizations using ABP versions 2.0.7.10171 and earlier or AES versions 1.1.1.3113 and earlier should prioritize remediation to mitigate potential security risks.
Original NVD Description
The background service of ABP or AES runs as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM and implements a file-based inter-process communication (IPC) mechanism protected by AES encryption. Because the encryption key file is readable by standard users and protected using DPAPI. Any authenticated local user can recover the key and forge valid IPC requests. Furthermore, the service does not check the identity of the requesting process and validates destination paths using an insufficient substring check. A local attacker can submit crafted encrypted requests containing directory traversal sequences to perform arbitrary file reads and arbitrary file writes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, leading to full local privilege escalation. Affected products and versions include: ABP (ASUSTOR Backup Plan) 2.0.7.10171 and earlier as well as AES (ASUSTOR EZSync) 1.1.1.3113 and earlier.