High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16156
CVE-2018-16156
Description
In PaperStream IP (TWAIN) 1.42.0.5685 (Service Update 7), the FJTWSVIC service running with SYSTEM privilege processes unauthenticated messages received over the FjtwMkic_Fjicube_32 named pipe. One of these message processing functions attempts to dynamically load the UninOldIS.dll library and executes an exported function named ChangeUninstallString. The default install does not contain this library and therefore if any DLL with that name exists in any directory listed in the PATH variable, it can be used to escalate to SYSTEM level privilege.
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Affected products
1- Range: 1.42.0.5685 (Service Update 7)
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References
2- packetstormsecurity.com/files/160832/PaperStream-IP-TWAIN-1.42.0.5685-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securifera.com/advisories/cve-2018-16156/nvdThird Party Advisory
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