Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU17365

Privilege escalation in Keybase - CVE-2019-7249

Published: February 4, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17365

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7249

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Keybase

Affected software:
Keybase

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a time-to-check-time-to-use flaw. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges and tamper with another's installs.

Update to version 2.13.