# CVE-2019-1010101: Privilege escalation in Rufus

> Insecure permissions in Rufus executables allow local attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q8qc-66ph-9f73

## What is CVE-2019-1010101?

CVE-2019-1010101 is a critical vulnerability in Akeo Consulting Rufus, published on 19 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Akeo Consulting Rufus 3.0 and earlier is affected by: Insecure Permissions. The impact is: arbitrary code execution with escalation of privilege. The component is: Executable installer, portable executable (ALL executables available). The attack vector is: CWE-29, CWE-377, CWE-379.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010101?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Akeo Rufus.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1010101?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1010101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-1010101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Akeo Consulting Rufus

- [CVE-2019-1010100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010100/): Other in Rufus (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-23988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23988/): Rufus has Local Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU Race Condition in Fido Script Handling (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2017-13083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13083/): Code injection in Rufus (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1010101 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1010101 is a critical vulnerability in Akeo Consulting Rufus, published on 19 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Akeo Consulting Rufus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010101/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010101/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1010101
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010101
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1010101

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010101/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.