Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-42053
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect default permissions in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.6.0.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation. A local user can exploit this to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing a version.dll file in the folder.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N