CVE-2020-12431 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via insecure permissions and DLL hijacking in Splashtop Software Updater.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12431?
CVE-2020-12431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Windows privilege change issue was discovered in Splashtop Software Updater before 1.5.6.16. Insecure permissions on the configuration file and named pipe allow for local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM, by forcing a permission change to any Splashtop files and directories, with resultant DLL hijacking. This product is bundled with Splashtop Streamer (before 3.3.8.0) and Splashtop Business (before 3.3.8.0).
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12431?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splashtop Software Updater, Splashtop Streamer.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12431 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12431 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmcx-h36r-grrw.