CVE-2021-26936 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges to root by specifying video output paths in privileged locations within ReplaySorcery.

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-2021-26936?

CVE-2021-26936 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The replay-sorcery program in ReplaySorcery 0.4.0 through 0.5.0, when using the default setuid-root configuration, allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root by specifying video output paths in privileged locations.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-26936?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Replaysorcery Project Replaysorcery.

How do I fix CVE-2021-26936?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-26936 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-26936 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-26936 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66g6-j5w9-xwv2.

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