cvelist/2018/7xxx/CVE-2018-7884.json

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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM."
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        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "20180601 DisplayLink Installer 8.2.1956 DLL Hijack to privilege escalation CVE-2018-7884",
                "refsource": "FULLDISC",
                "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/1"
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