CVE-2019-14743 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM due to insecure registry permissions in the Steam Client for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14743?
CVE-2019-14743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Valve Steam Client for Windows through 2019-08-07, HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\Steam has explicit "Full control" for the Users group, which allows local users to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM access.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Valvesoftware Steam Client.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-14743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-377c-pvc8-rpq3.