eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error while in kiosk mode. By visiting the kiosk and typing ctrl+shift+esc, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to open the task manager to kill the process or launch new processes on the system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00384 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VisitorPass | eVisitorPass | 1.5.5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- eVisitorPass VendorVisitorPass Affected 1.5.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:thresholdsecurity:evisitorpass:1.5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.5.2 | Vulnerable | VisitorPass |
- cpe:2.3:a:thresholdsecurity:evisitorpass:1.5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5.2 Vulnerable ·VisitorPass
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc9q-w29j-g2mr
References
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More VisitorPass Evisitorpass vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-12488 eVisitorPass contains default administrative credentials. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2018-12486 eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2018-12485 eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2018-12484 eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2018-17496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-17496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hc9q-w29j-g2mr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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