Vulnerability · Published Jul 26, 2024 · Assigned by Pentraze
CVE-2024-7062Local Privilege Escalation in Nimble Commander <= v1.6.0, Build 4087
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in Nimble Commander from Nimble Commander. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Nimble Commander suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the server (info.filesmanager.Files.PrivilegedIOHelperV2) performing improper/insufficient validation of a client’s authorization before executing an operation. Consequently, it is possible to execute system-level commands as the root user, such as changing permissions and ownership, obtaining a handle (file descriptor) of an arbitrary file, and terminating processes, among other operations.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nimble Commander | Nimble Commander | 0 – through v1.6.0, Build 4087 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H