### [CVE-2017-6554](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6554)
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### Description

pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6.0.0.061, when configured as a policy server, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and consequently execute arbitrary code with root privileges via an ACT_NEWFILESENT action.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Write.html
- https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.