Privilege escalation in Facebook Oculus Desktop
CVE-2021-24038
Due to a bug with management of handles in OVRServiceLauncher.exe, an attacker could expose a privileged process handle to an unprivileged process, leading to local privilege escalation. This issue affects Oculus Desktop versions after 1.39 and prior to 31.1.0.67.507.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (10.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Facebook Oculus Desktop — versions 31.1.0.67.507, unspecified
- Oculus Desktop
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve-assign@fb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24038?
- CVE-2021-24038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook Oculus Desktop, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24038?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.