CVE-2026-40001 — Code Execution

title: Local Privilege Escalation via ZTE PROCESS Guard Service - CVE-2026-40001
id: scw-2026-05-06-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects the execution of the ZTE PROCESS Guard service binary with a command line that attempts path traversal to execute cmd.exe, indicative of CVE-2026-40001. This vulnerability allows local arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-06
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-40001/
tags:
  - attack.privilege_escalation
  - attack.t1068
logsource:
    category: process_creation
detection:
  selection:
      Image|startswith:
          - 'C:\Program Files\ZTE\CloudComputerClient\ZteProcessGuard.exe'
      CommandLine|contains:
          - '..\..\..\..\Windows\System32\cmd.exe'
      condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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