📄 Description (English)
10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor 3.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in multiple services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in specific file path locations to achieve privilege escalation to SYSTEM during service startup.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2020-37021 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in 10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor 3.9 exploiting unquoted service paths. Attackers with local access can place malicious executables in predictable file paths to gain SYSTEM-level privileges when services restart. While no public exploit exists, the vulnerability is straightforward to exploit and poses significant risk to organizations using this monitoring software.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 27, 2026 17:16
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using 10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor for network monitoring face privilege escalation risks. Primary impact sectors include: Banking (SAMA-regulated institutions using this for network monitoring), Government agencies (NCA, NCSC infrastructure), Telecommunications (STC, Mobily network operations), and Energy sector (ARAMCO, SEC operations). The vulnerability enables lateral movement and full system compromise, particularly dangerous in multi-user environments and shared infrastructure monitoring scenarios common in Saudi enterprise networks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Telecommunications
Energy and Utilities
Healthcare
Education
Manufacturing
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1548.004 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Unquoted Service Path
T1547.001 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys
T1543.003 - Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service
T1134.003 - Access Token Manipulation: Make and Impersonate Token
T1574.008 - Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Search Order Hijacking
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all systems running 10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor 3.9 across your organization
2. Restrict local access to affected systems through access controls and user privilege management
3. Monitor service startup logs for suspicious executable creation in service path directories
PATCHING:
1. Upgrade 10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor to version 3.10 or later immediately
2. Verify patch installation by checking service path configuration in registry (HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services)
3. Restart affected services after patching
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Implement file integrity monitoring on common service path locations (Program Files, Windows directories)
2. Apply principle of least privilege - restrict local user account creation and access
3. Enable Windows Defender or equivalent antimalware with real-time protection
4. Configure AppLocker/Windows Defender Application Control to restrict executable execution
DETECTION:
1. Monitor Event Viewer for service startup failures or unexpected service modifications
2. Alert on executable file creation in unquoted service path directories
3. Track privilege escalation attempts via Windows Security Event ID 4688 (process creation with elevated privileges)
4. Search for 10-Strike service registry entries with unquoted paths: reg query HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services /s | findstr /i "10-Strike"
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل 10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor 3.9 عبر مؤسستك
2. تقييد الوصول المحلي للأنظمة المتأثرة من خلال عناصر التحكم في الوصول وإدارة امتيازات المستخدم
3. مراقبة سجلات بدء الخدمة للكشف عن إنشاء ملفات تنفيذية مريبة في مجلدات مسار الخدمة
التصحيح:
1. ترقية 10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor إلى الإصدار 3.10 أو أحدث على الفور
2. التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح بفحص تكوين مسار الخدمة في السجل
3. إعادة تشغيل الخدمات المتأثرة بعد التصحيح
عناصر التحكم البديلة:
1. تنفيذ مراقبة سلامة الملفات في مواقع مسار الخدمة الشائعة
2. تطبيق مبدأ أقل امتياز - تقييد إنشاء حسابات المستخدمين المحليين والوصول
3. تفعيل Windows Defender أو برنامج مكافحة فيروسات معادل
4. تكوين AppLocker للتحكم في تنفيذ الملفات التنفيذية
الكشف:
1. مراقبة Event Viewer لفشل بدء الخدمة أو تعديلات الخدمة غير المتوقعة
2. التنبيه عند إنشاء ملف تنفيذي في مجلدات مسار الخدمة غير المقتبسة
3. تتبع محاولات تصعيد الامتيازات عبر معرف حدث Windows Security 4688
4. البحث عن إدخالات سجل خدمة 10-Strike بمسارات غير مقتبسة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policies
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration
ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Access Rights Review
ECC 2024 A.9.2.1 - User Access Management
ECC 2024 A.9.4.3 - Password Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset Management
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy
SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access Rights Management
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - System Monitoring
SAMA CSF RS.MI-2 - Incident Response Procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.3 - Segregation of Duties
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - User Access Management
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - User Responsibilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.9.2 - User Access Rights
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4 - Logging