Summary: A privilege escalation flaw exists in MDaemon 7.2 (http://www.mdaemon.com). Details: A privilege escalation technique can be used to gain SYSTEM level access while interacting with the MDaemon tray icon. Vulnerable Versions: MDaemon 7.2 Solutions: The vendor was notified of the issue. There was no response. Exploit: 1. Double click on the mail icon in the Taskbar to open the Alt-N MDaemon Pro window. 2. Click File, click New 3. Notepad should open. In Notepad click File, click Open 4. In the Files of type: field choose All Files 5. Navagate to %WINDIR%\System32\ 6. Right click cmd.exe and choose Open 7. A new command shell will open with SYSTEM privileges Discovered by Reed Arvin reedarvin[at]gmail[dot]com
