Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cryptomator - CVE-2023-39520
Published: August 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79364
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39520
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: cryptomator
Affected software:
Cryptomator
Cryptomator
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of the repair function of the MSI, which is spawning an SYSTEM Powershell without the -NoProfile parameter. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-39520
Install updates from vendor's website.