CVE-2015-1496
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMotorola Scanner SDK uses weak permissions for (1) CoreScanner.exe, (2) rsmdriverproviderservice.exe, and (3) ScannerService.exe, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMotorola Scanner SDK ships with executables (CoreScanner.exe, rsmdriverproviderservice.exe, ScannerService.exe) configured with overly permissive file permissions, allowing any local user to modify or replace these binaries. This enables local privilege escalation to SYSTEM or administrator level by replacing the service executables with malicious code.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the affected executablesSearch for CoreScanner.exe, rsmdriverproviderservice.exe, and ScannerService.exe in typical Motorola Scanner SDK installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Motorola\Scanner SDK or C:\Program Files (x86)\Motorola\Scanner SDK, or use 'dir /s /b CoreScanner.exe rsmdriverproviderservice.exe ScannerService.exe' from the root to find all instances.Affected if Any of these three executables exist on the system
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Verify file permissions on each executableRight-click each executable, select Properties, then go to the Security tab. Click Advanced. Check the Permission entries for each user/group listed. Alternatively, use icacls <executable_path> from an elevated command prompt to view all ACL entries.Affected if Any user account other than Administrators, SYSTEM, or the installing user has Write or Full Control permissions on the executable
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Check for authenticated users write accessIn the Security tab of each executable's Properties, look for 'Authenticated Users' or 'Users' group in the permission entries. Verify whether these groups have Allow permissions for Write, Modify, or Full Control.Affected if Authenticated Users or Users group has Write, Modify, or Full Control permissions granted
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Confirm service account contextOpen Services (services.msc), locate any Motorola Scanner related services, right-click and select Properties. Note the 'Log on as' account. Check if the service executable path matches one of the affected files.Affected if The service runs under SYSTEM or a privileged account and points to an executable with weak permissions
The system is affected if any of the three executables (CoreScanner.exe, rsmdriverproviderservice.exe, ScannerService.exe) grant Write, Modify, or Full Control permissions to standard users, Authenticated Users, or non-admin groups.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict file permissions on the three affected executables to allow write access only for Administrators and SYSTEM account, removing any permissions for standard users or authenticated users groups.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-1496 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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