CVE-2016-3943

HIGH 7.8CVE-2016-3943 · Published 18/04/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-3943 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting panda endpoint administration agent (watchguard).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.2%, higher than 67.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
panda endpoint administration agent watchguard	`≤ 7.49`	No fix yet

Description

Panda Endpoint Administration Agent before 7.50.00, as used in Panda Security for Business products for Windows, uses a weak ACL for the Panda Security/WaAgent directory and sub-directories, which allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges by modifying an executable module.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/136606/Panda-Endpoint-Administration-Agent-Privilege-Escalation.html · Third Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/24 · Mailing List
exploit-db.com/exploits/39671 · Third Party Advisory

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