CVE-2021-42714 describes a critical vulnerability in Splashtop Remote Client (Business Edition) versions through 3.4.8.3, specifically impacting Microsoft Windows installations. The flaw stems from the client creating temporary files in directories with insecure permissions, allowing a local attacker to potentially escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splashtop:splashtop:*:*:*:*:business:*:*:* |
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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