📄 Description (English)
EaseUS Data Recovery 15.1.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the EaseUS UPDATE SERVICE executable. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject and execute malicious code with elevated LocalSystem privileges.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
EaseUS Data Recovery 15.1.0.0 contains a critical unquoted service path vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation to SYSTEM level. Attackers can inject malicious executables in unquoted path directories to achieve code execution with elevated privileges. This vulnerability poses significant risk to organizations using EaseUS for data recovery operations, particularly in sectors handling sensitive data.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 24, 2026 16:04
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
High impact for Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions) using EaseUS for backup/recovery operations. Government agencies (NCA, CITC) and healthcare organizations (MOH facilities) managing sensitive citizen data face elevated risk. Energy sector (ARAMCO, SEC) and telecommunications (STC, Mobily) utilizing data recovery services are vulnerable to lateral movement and data exfiltration. Financial services and insurance companies processing customer PII are at particular risk of compliance violations (SAMA CSF, NCA ECC 2024).
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Insurance
Legal Services
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1547.001 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
T1547.011 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Services
T1134.003 - Access Token Manipulation: Make and Impersonate Token
T1548.004 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Elevated Execution with Prompt
T1574.008 - Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Search Order Hijacking
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all systems running EaseUS Data Recovery 15.1.0.0 across your organization
2. Restrict local access to systems running vulnerable version; implement principle of least privilege
3. Monitor for suspicious process creation from unquoted service paths
PATCHING:
1. Upgrade EaseUS Data Recovery to version 15.2.0.0 or later immediately
2. Verify patch installation by checking service path in Registry: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EaseUS UPDATE SERVICE
3. Ensure service path is properly quoted (e.g., "C:\Program Files\EaseUS\...")
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Disable EaseUS UPDATE SERVICE if not actively required
2. Implement AppLocker/Windows Defender Application Control to block unsigned executables in Program Files directories
3. Apply file integrity monitoring on Program Files and Program Files (x86) directories
4. Restrict local administrator access to affected systems
DETECTION:
1. Monitor Event Viewer for Service Control Manager events (Event ID 7045) showing service creation/modification
2. Alert on process execution from paths containing spaces without quotes
3. Monitor Registry modifications to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\*
4. Implement Sysmon rules for ImageLoad events from suspicious paths
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بـ EaseUS Data Recovery 15.1.0.0 في المنظمة
2. تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة الضعيفة؛ تطبيق مبدأ أقل امتياز
3. مراقبة إنشاء العمليات المريبة من مسارات الخدمة غير المقتبسة
التصحيح:
1. ترقية EaseUS Data Recovery إلى الإصدار 15.2.0.0 أو أحدث فوراً
2. التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح بفحص مسار الخدمة في السجل: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EaseUS UPDATE SERVICE
3. التأكد من أن مسار الخدمة مقتبس بشكل صحيح
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. تعطيل خدمة EaseUS UPDATE SERVICE إذا لم تكن مطلوبة بنشاط
2. تطبيق AppLocker للتحكم في تنفيذ التطبيقات غير الموقعة
3. تطبيق مراقبة سلامة الملفات على دلائل Program Files
4. تقييد وصول المسؤول المحلي للأنظمة المتأثرة
الكشف:
1. مراقبة Event Viewer لأحداث Service Control Manager
2. التنبيه على تنفيذ العمليات من مسارات تحتوي على مسافات بدون علامات اقتباس
3. مراقبة تعديلات السجل على خدمات النظام
4. تطبيق قواعد Sysmon لأحداث تحميل الصور من مسارات مريبة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
A.6.1.1 - Internal Organization
A.8.1.1 - User Access Management
A.12.2.1 - Change Management
A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software Inventory
PR.IP-12 - Software Development and Quality Assurance
PR.PT-3 - Access Control Implementation
DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability Scans
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies
A.8.1.4 - Access rights review
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
6.2 - Security patches and updates
11.2 - Vulnerability scanning