CVE-2020-10857 describes a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Zulip Desktop versions prior to 5.0.0. This flaw stems from the improper use of shell.openExternal and shell.openItem with untrusted content, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zulip:zulip_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.