CVE-2026-40001 (GCVE-0-2026-40001)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-06 08:48 – Updated: 2026-05-06 15:29
VLAI?
Title
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in ZTE PROCESS Guard service of the cloud computer client
Summary
There is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ZTE PROCESS Guard service of the cloud computer client, which may allow local arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation and path traversal bypass.
Severity ?
5.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
zte
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ZTE ZTE PROCESS Guard service Affected: ZXCLOUD-iRAI-ClientV7.2X
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Credits
Runzi Zhao、Feng Ye、Ziwei Wang
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