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CVE-2020-26894

HIGH

7.8

Description

LiveCode v9.6.1 on Windows allows local, low-privileged users to gain privileges by creating a malicious "cmd.exe" in the folder of the vulnerable LiveCode application. If the application is using LiveCode's "shell()" function, it will attempt to search for "cmd.exe" in the folder of the current application and run the malicious "cmd.exe".

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published10/8/2020

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

faulknermedia:wildlife_issues_in_the_new_millenniummicrosoft:windows

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427

References

https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7454(cve@mitre.org)

https://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/(cve@mitre.org)

https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22942(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7454(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22942(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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