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TI-2021-20164 Aliases CVE-2021-44596GHSA-524v-mfqh-4rrh

Wondershare LTD Dr.

Priority MEDIUM 62Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Wondershare LTD Dr. Fone as of 2021-12-06 version is affected by Remote code execution. Due to software design flaws an unauthenticated user can communicate over UDP with the "InstallAssistService.exe" service(the service is running under SYSTEM privileges) and manipulate it to execute malicious executable without any validation from a remote location and gain SYSTEM privileges

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.22929 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wondershare:dr.fone:2021-12-06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2021-12-06VulnerableWondershare
  • cpe:2.3:a:wondershare:dr.fone:2021-12-06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2021-12-06 Vulnerable ·Wondershare

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-44596
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-524v-mfqh-4rrh

References

  • TI-2023-12402 An issue found in Wondershare Technology Co.,Ltd Dr.Fone v.12.4.9 allows a remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-20163 Wondershare Dr. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-11866 Wondershare Dr.Fone v12.9.6 was discovered to contain weak permissions for the service… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-26355 Wondershare Dr.Fone 11.4.9 - 'DFWSIDService' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2022-26354 Wondershare Dr.Fone 12.0.18 - 'Wondershare InstallAssist' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2023-14036 Insecure Permission vulnerability found in Wondershare Dr.Fone v.12.9.6 allows a remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources