CVE-2024-42053 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.6.0.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation. A local user can exploit this to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing a version.dll file in the folder.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Splashtop	Streamer

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/SpacePlant/Vulns/blob/main/Advisories/2024/2.md
https://support-splashtopbusiness.splashtop.com/hc/en-us/articles/18223802896539-Splashtop-Streamer-version-v3-6-0-0-for-Windows-released

History

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Splashtop Splashtop streamer
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:splashtop:streamer:::::-:windows::
Vendors & Products		Splashtop Splashtop streamer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-07-28T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:54:31.346Z

Reserved: 2024-07-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2024-42053

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:54:31.346Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-28T03:15:02.400

Modified: 2025-09-03T19:44:52.997

Link: CVE-2024-42053

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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