CVE-2018-7832 — An Improper Input Validation vulnerability exists in Pro-Face GP-Pro EX v4

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability exists in Pro-Face GP-Pro EX v4.08 and previous versions which could cause the execution arbitrary executable when GP-Pro EX is launched.

01What is this vulnerability?

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability exists in Pro-Face GP-Pro EX v4.08 and previous versions which could cause the execution arbitrary executable when GP-Pro EX is launched.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Schneider Electric SE	Pro	Face GP-Pro EX v4.08 and previous versions — Pro-Face GP-Pro EX v4.08 and previous versions

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-12-24T16:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T06:37:59.499Z

09References

• www.schneider-electric.com — https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-354-02/
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106441
• ics-cert.us-cert.gov — https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-003-01