Fuji Electric Tellus Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Fuji Electric Tellus versions through 5.0.2 allows all users to gain read and write access at the kernel level. This privilege escalation could lead to unauthorized system-level access, potentially causing a temporary denial of service or allowing files to be opened or deleted.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to elevate privileges from user to system, enabling actions such as causing a temporary denial of service, opening files, or deleting files.

Remediation

Fuji Electric recommends that Tellus be installed only with administrator privileges.