CVE-2024-42053 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published 28 Jul 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A local attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting weak permissions in the Splashtop Streamer 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-2024-42053?

CVE-2024-42053 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 3.6.0.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation. A local user can exploit this to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing a version.dll file in the folder.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42053?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Splashtop Streamer.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42053?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-42053 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mr6c-q222-cj77.