Description
Local privilege escalation in `SmartUpdate.exe` and `SmartExecute.exe` in INFINITT Healthcare Co., Ltd. INFINITT PACS allows a local low-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary commands with administrator privileges via modification of a world-writable `execlist.txt` command manifest that is processed during application updates.
Published: 2026-11-02
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Local Privilege Escalation
Action: Patch Now
AI Analysis

Impact

A local low‑privileged user can elevate privileges by editing a world‑writable command manifest, causing the application to execute arbitrary commands as an administrator. This flaw allows arbitrary code execution with elevated rights, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. The underlying weakness is incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects INFINITT Healthcare’s System Manager software. No specific product versions are listed in the advisory, so all installed instances should be verified for the presence of the world‑writable execlist.txt file.

Risk and Exploitability

Because the attack requires local access and a user account with limited privileges, the risk is confined to environments where users can write to execlist.txt. No CVSS or EPSS score is provided, and the vulnerability is not noted in CISA’s KEV catalog. However, the potential for complete administrator takeover makes the flaw critical if the susceptible file remains world‑writable.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 2, 2026 at 21:38 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update INFINITT PACS to the latest version that removes the world‑writable execlist.txt file.
  • Change the file permissions of execlist.txt to allow modification only by administrator accounts.
  • Disable or isolate the SmartUpdate.exe and SmartExecute.exe components if they are not required for normal operation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 2, 2026 at 21:38 UTC.

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References
History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-732

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Local privilege escalation in `SmartUpdate.exe` and `SmartExecute.exe` in INFINITT Healthcare Co., Ltd. INFINITT PACS allows a local low-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary commands with administrator privileges via modification of a world-writable `execlist.txt` command manifest that is processed during application updates.
Title CVE-2026-16305
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T20:13:26.876Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T14:09:23.009Z

Link: CVE-2026-16305

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-02T21:17:30.617

Modified: 2026-11-02T21:17:30.617

Link: CVE-2026-16305

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T21:45:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-732

    Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource