📄 Description (English)
Wondershare Application Framework Service 2.4.3.231 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path by placing malicious executables in specific directory locations to hijack the service's execution context.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2019-25266 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Wondershare Application Framework Service 2.4.3.231 exploiting unquoted service paths. Attackers with local access can place malicious executables in specific directories to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. While no public exploit exists, the vulnerability poses significant risk to organizations using Wondershare products, particularly in environments with multiple user accounts or shared systems.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 27, 2026 00:56
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi organizations using Wondershare products across creative and design sectors, educational institutions, and government agencies utilizing multimedia applications. Risk is elevated in banking sector IT departments, healthcare institutions managing digital content, and telecommunications companies using Wondershare tools. The vulnerability enables privilege escalation from standard user to SYSTEM level, potentially compromising sensitive data, system integrity, and compliance with SAMA and NCA security requirements.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Creative and Design Services
Education and Universities
Government Agencies
Banking and Financial Services
Healthcare and Medical Institutions
Telecommunications
Media and Broadcasting
🎯 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
T1036.003 - Masquerading: Rename System Utilities
T1053.005 - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
- Identify all systems running Wondershare Application Framework Service 2.4.3.231 or earlier versions
- Restrict local access to systems running vulnerable versions
- Review user account privileges and disable unnecessary local accounts
2. PATCHING GUIDANCE:
- Update Wondershare Application Framework Service to version 2.4.3.232 or later immediately
- Verify patch installation by checking service version in Control Panel > Programs and Features
- Test patches in non-production environment before enterprise deployment
3. COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
- Implement file system permissions to prevent unauthorized executable placement in service directories
- Disable Wondershare services if not actively required
- Restrict local administrative access and enforce principle of least privilege
- Monitor service execution and file system changes in service directories
4. DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor Windows Event Viewer for Service Control Manager events (Event ID 7045) related to Wondershare services
- Alert on executable file creation in %ProgramFiles%\Wondershare and %ProgramData%\Wondershare directories
- Track process execution with parent process as Wondershare services with unusual command-line arguments
- Monitor registry modifications to service paths (HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\)
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الإجراءات الفورية:
- تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل خدمة إطار عمل Wondershare الإصدار 2.4.3.231 أو الإصدارات السابقة
- تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل الإصدارات الضعيفة
- مراجعة امتيازات حسابات المستخدمين وتعطيل الحسابات المحلية غير الضرورية
2. إرشادات التصحيح:
- تحديث خدمة إطار عمل Wondershare إلى الإصدار 2.4.3.232 أو أحدث على الفور
- التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح بفحص إصدار الخدمة في لوحة التحكم > البرامج والميزات
- اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج قبل نشرها على مستوى المؤسسة
3. الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
- تطبيق أذونات نظام الملفات لمنع وضع الملفات التنفيذية غير المصرح بها في مجلدات الخدمة
- تعطيل خدمات Wondershare إذا لم تكن مطلوبة بنشاط
- تقييد الوصول الإداري المحلي وفرض مبدأ أقل امتياز
- مراقبة تنفيذ الخدمة والتغييرات في نظام الملفات في مجلدات الخدمة
4. قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة عارض أحداث Windows لأحداث مدير التحكم في الخدمة (معرف الحدث 7045) المتعلقة بخدمات Wondershare
- تنبيه عند إنشاء ملف تنفيذي في مجلدات %ProgramFiles%\Wondershare و %ProgramData%\Wondershare
- تتبع تنفيذ العملية مع عملية الأصل كخدمات Wondershare بحجج سطر أوامر غير عادية
- مراقبة تعديلات السجل لمسارات الخدمة (HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\)
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.6.1.1 - Access control policy
A.6.2.1 - User registration and de-registration
A.8.2.1 - Classification of information
A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on software installation
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software inventory
PR.AC-1 - Access control policy
PR.AC-4 - Access rights management
DE.CM-3 - Personnel activity monitoring
RS.MI-2 - Incident response procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies
A.6.1.1 - Access control policy
A.6.2.1 - User registration and access rights
A.8.1.1 - Asset inventory
A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on software installation
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 2.2.4 - Configure system security parameters
Requirement 6.2 - Ensure security patches are installed
Requirement 8.1 - Assign unique user ID
🔗 References & Sources 4
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47617
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-application-framework-service-wsappser...
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https://www.wondershare.com/
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.wondershare.com/drfone/
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