PT-2024-29712 · Splashtop · Splashtop Streamer

Published 2024-07-28 · Updated 2024-09-19 · CVE-2024-42052

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Splashtop Streamer for Windows versions prior to 3.5.8.0

Description The issue concerns the MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows, which uses a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation. A local user can exploit this weakness to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing a wevtutil.exe file in the folder.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.5.8.0, update to version 3.5.8.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the temporary folder used during installation to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-378

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-42052

Affected Products

Splashtop Streamer

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42052 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42052 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/95241 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/87655 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/1764 · Telegram Post
• https://github.com/SpacePlant/Vulns/blob/main/Advisories/2024/1.md · Note
• https://support-splashtopbusiness.splashtop.com/hc/en-us/articles/15813655496603-Splashtop-Streamer-version-v3-5-8-0-for-Windows-released · Note