CVE-2024-42051 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting weak permissions in the Splashtop Streamer MSI installer's temporary folder.
- 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-2024-42051?
CVE-2024-42051 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.6.2.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation. A local user can exploit this to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by replacing InstRegExp.reg.
Weakness: CWE-1391
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42051?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splashtop Streamer.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42051?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-42051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pj67-778w-r7w3.