What is CVE-2020-12431?

CVE-2020-12431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splashtop Software_updater, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-12431?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Splashtop Software_updater

CVE-2020-12431

A Windows privilege change issue was discovered in Splashtop Software Updater before 1.5.6.16. Insecure permissions on the configuration file and named pipe allow for local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM, by forcing a permissi…

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12431?: CVE-2020-12431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splashtop Software_updater, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2020-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-12431?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.