CVE-2017-7690 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Proxifier for Mac versions prior to 2.19.2. This flaw allows a local attacker, during the application's initial run, to replace the KLoader binary with a malicious program, thereby gaining elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and user interaction, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV or Hot List, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.19.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proxifier:proxifier:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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