CVE-2024-42051 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Splashtop Streamer for Windows versions prior to 3.6.2.0. During installation, the MSI installer utilizes a temporary folder with weak permissions, allowing a local attacker to replace a critical file (InstRegExp.reg) and achieve SYSTEM-level privileges. Rated 7.8 HIGH, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:splashtop:streamer:*:*:*:*:-: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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