CVE-2018-17493
eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an...
eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error with the Fullscreen button. By visiting the kiosk and clicking the full screen button in the bottom right, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to close the program and launch other processes on the system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error with the Fullscreen button. By visiting the kiosk and clicking the full screen button in the bottom right, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to close the program and launch other processes on the system.
- Record
CVE-2018-17493- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:H/I:H/AV:L/A:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9246
eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error with the Fullscreen button. By visiting the kiosk and clicking the full screen button in the bottom right, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to close the program and launch other processes on the system.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9246- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/C:H/I:H/AV:L/A:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8g2-9jcj-w2q6
eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an...
eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error with the Fullscreen button. By visiting the kiosk and clicking the full screen button in the bottom right, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to close the program and launch other processes on the system.
- Record
GHSA-c8g2-9jcj-w2q6- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error with the Fullscreen button. By visiting the kiosk and clicking the full screen button in the bottom right, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to close the program and launch other processes on the system.
- Record
CVE-2018-17493- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17493 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass, published March 19, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.