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Status published
High
CVE-2020-7862
HelpU Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability in agent program of HelpU remote control solution could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands This vulnerability is due to insufficient input santization when communicating customer process.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Thanks to Jeongun Back for reporting this vulnerability.
Affected Vendor
Helpu,inc
View all reports →Affected Software
HelpuViewer.exe, HelpuServer.exe, HelpuFTClient.dll, HelpuFTServer.dll
Vulnerable Versions:
2018.5.21.0, 1.0.0.2, 3.0.0.0 2020.11.20.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 24th, 2021
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
T1190
Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059
Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1213
Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1565.002
Stored Data Manipulation
Impact
T1203
Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1055
Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control