Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU17365

#VU17365 Privilege escalation in Keybase - CVE-2019-7249

Published: February 4, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU17365

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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

Vulnerable software:
Keybase

Software vendor:
Keybase

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.