CVE-2024-42053 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Splashtop Streamer for Windows versions prior to 3.6.0.0. The MSI installer creates a temporary folder with weak permissions, allowing a local attacker to inject a malicious DLL (version.dll) and achieve SYSTEM-level privileges. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.6.0.0CPE 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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