CVE-2017-15358 describes a race condition vulnerability in the Charles Proxy Settings suid binary, affecting Charles Proxy versions prior to 4.2.1. This flaw allows local users to achieve privilege escalation by manipulating the --self-repair option. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), exploitation requires high attack complexity but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV and showing no active exploitation or significant community discussion, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for targeted attacks.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:charlesproxy:charles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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