CVE-2024-42051

The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.6.2.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation. A local user can exploit this to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by replacing InstRegExp.reg.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/SpacePlant/Vulns/blob/main/Advisories/2024/3.md	Third Party Advisory
https://support-splashtopbusiness.splashtop.com/hc/en-us/articles/20716875636763-Splashtop-Streamer-version-v3-6-2-0-for-Windows-released	Release Notes
https://github.com/SpacePlant/Vulns/blob/main/Advisories/2024/3.md	Third Party Advisory
https://support-splashtopbusiness.splashtop.com/hc/en-us/articles/20716875636763-Splashtop-Streamer-version-v3-6-2-0-for-Windows-released	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:splashtop:streamer:*:*:*:*:-:windows:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-07-28 03:15

Updated : 2025-09-03 19:46

NVD link : CVE-2024-42051

Mitre link : CVE-2024-42051

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-42051

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Products Affected

splashtop

streamer

CWE

CWE-1391

Use of Weak Credentials

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