Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-12989 - Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in Pearsonvue Console 8 and Iqsystem 7
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
HIGH Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
The report-viewing feature in Pearson VUE Certiport Console 8 and IQSystem 7 before 2018-06-26 mishandles child processes and consequently launches Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as Administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |