Vulnerability in Splashtop Streamer
CVE-2024-42053
The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.6.0.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation. A local user can exploit this to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing a version.dll file in the fold…
EPSS: 0.002 (5.1th 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
- Splashtop Streamer
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-42053?
- CVE-2024-42053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splashtop Streamer, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-28.
- How severe is CVE-2024-42053?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-42053 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.