PT-2020-15711 · Bluestacks · Bluestacks

Published 2020-11-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-24367

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BlueStacks versions 4 through 4.230

Description The issue is related to incorrect file permissions in BlueStacks on Windows, allowing a local attacker to escalate privileges by modifying a file that is later executed by a higher-privileged user.

Recommendations For BlueStacks versions 4 through 4.230, update to a version that fixes the incorrect file permissions issue to prevent privilege escalation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-24367

Affected Products

Bluestacks

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24367 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24367 · Security Note
• https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051471652--Bluestacks-update-fixes-vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/16136 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/5492 · Telegram Post