{"cve":"CVE-2018-14327","nvd":{"published":"2018-09-26T22:29:00.310","modified":"2026-06-17T01:40:48.390","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-732"],"references":["http://blog.zerodaylab.com/2018/09/zerodaylab-discovers-ee-unquoted.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149492/EE-4GEE-Mini-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105385","https://osandamalith.com/2018/09/17/ee-4gee-mini-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2018-14327/","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45501/"],"products":["ee:ee40vb_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:14.491561039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-14327","score":0.04387,"percentile":0.91307,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}