CVE-2021-23827 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Keybase Desktop Client versions prior to 5.6.0 on Windows and macOS, and 5.6.1 on Linux. It allows an attacker with local filesystem access to retrieve sensitive media from the Cache and uploadtemps directories due to ineffective clearing of cached pictures, even after user-initiated deletion. The CVSS score is 5.5, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but with a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:keybase:keybase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:keybase:keybase:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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