openssl.cnf Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in ZTE Cloud PC Client uSmartview
Priority LOW 33CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
There exists an openssl.cnf privilege escalation vulnerability in ZTE Cloud PC client uSmartview. An attacker can execute arbitrary code locally and escalate privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00137 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40004
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53wr-r4p3-wrc5
References
More ZTE Zxcloud Irai vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22186 Command Injection Vulnerability of ZTE's ZXCLOUD iRAI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-14677 Permissions and Access Control Vulnerability in ZTE ZXCLOUD IRAI CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-22183 Unsafe DLL Loading Vulnerability in ZTE ZXCLOUD iRAI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-22181 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability of ZTE's ZXCLOUD iRAI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-04798 Cross-site request forgery in ZXCLOUD iRAI CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-32351 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Exists in ZTE Cloud PC Client uSmartview CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-40004 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40004 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53wr-r4p3-wrc5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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