Answer in brief
CVE-2026-14208 records a High severity (CVSS 7.3) vulnerability in Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure DLL Permissions in Remote Utilities Host <=7.7.3.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Remote Utilities Pte. Ltd./Remote Utilities Host (generic), Remote Utilities Pte. Ltd./Remote Utilities Host (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Remote Utilities Pte. Ltd./Remote Utilities Host (generic), Remote Utilities Pte. Ltd./Remote Utilities Host (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Remote Utilities Pte. Ltd./Remote Utilities Hostgeneric | >=0 <=7.7.3.0 | Not reported |
| Remote Utilities Pte. Ltd./Remote Utilities Hostgeneric | 0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 21, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 21, 2026
Remote Utilities Host <=7.7.3.0 sets insecure ACLs on all DLL files in the installation directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Remote Utilities - Host\), granting FULL CONTROL (F) to the built-in Everyone group (BUILTIN\Everyone, S-1-1-0). A Windows service running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM loads DLLs from this directory. The DLLs are file-locked at runtime, but a race window exists when the service is stopped (e.g. during a software update or following a crash), during which a local unprivileged attacker can replace a DLL with a malicious payload. Upon service restart, the payload executes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The DLL confirmed as actively loaded during testing is libasset32.dll. Additional DLLs in the same directory (eventmsg.dll, libcodec32.dll, vp8encoder.dll, vp8decoder.dll, webmvorbisdecoder.dll, webmvorbisencoder.dll, webmmux.dll) share identical insecure permissions.
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