{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-14551", "assignerOrgId": "455daabc-a392-441d-aa46-37d35189897c", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "NCSC.ch", "dateReserved": "2026-07-03T08:49:30.333Z", "datePublished": "2026-07-22T09:42:34.205Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-22T09:42:34.205Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "455daabc-a392-441d-aa46-37d35189897c", "shortName": "NCSC.ch", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-22T09:42:34.205Z"}, "title": "Local Privilege Escalation in servereye client (sensorhub)", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-379", "description": "CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-269", "description": "CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-73", "description": "CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "servereye GmbH", "product": "servereye Windows Agent (Sensorhub)", "platforms": ["Windows"], "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThanOrEqual": "20.15", "versionType": "custom"}, {"status": "unaffected", "version": "20.16", "versionType": "custom"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The servereye client (also known as sensorhub, technically ClientAgentContainerService) versions 20.15 and earlier are vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation. The high-privileged service SE3Recovery (EmergencyRecoveryService.exe), running as SYSTEM, periodically monitors the directory %ProgramData%\\ServerEye3\\update\\ for a trigger file named \"update_available\". Due to insufficient access restrictions on this directory, a local standard user can create the trigger file and provide a path to a directory containing malicious JSON instructions. The service subsequently\u00a0executes the utility UpdaterAction.exe with SYSTEM privileges, which parses the instructions and performs an unvalidated file copy from a user-controlled source to a protected system destination (e.g., overwriting a service binary). This leads to full system compromise as the service automatically restarts the overwritten binary with SYSTEM privileges.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "<p>The servereye client (also known as sensorhub, technically ClientAgentContainerService) versions 20.15 and earlier are vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation. The high-privileged service SE3Recovery (EmergencyRecoveryService.exe), running as SYSTEM, periodically monitors the directory %ProgramData%\\ServerEye3\\update\\ for a trigger file named \"update_available\". Due to insufficient access restrictions on this directory, a local standard user can create the trigger file and provide a path to a directory containing malicious JSON instructions. The service subsequently&nbsp;executes the utility UpdaterAction.exe with SYSTEM privileges, which parses the instructions and performs an unvalidated file copy from a user-controlled source to a protected system destination (e.g., overwriting a service binary). This leads to full system compromise as the service automatically restarts the overwritten binary with SYSTEM privileges.</p>"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.servereye.de/security-bulletins/2026-001/", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"]}], "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}], "cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.8, "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"}}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Janik Wehrli of InfoGuard Labs", "type": "finder"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 1.0.2"}}}}

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