CVE-2020-8290 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Backblaze for Windows and macOS versions prior to 7.0.0.439. The flaw stems from improper privilege management in the bztransmit helper, allowing an attacker to create rogue client update directories and execute malicious binaries. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability could lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on an affected system. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.0.0.439CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:backblaze:backblaze:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | ||
< 7.0.0.439CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:backblaze:backblaze:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
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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