Local privilege escalation via incorrect file permissions
Published Mar 9, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024
Incorrect permissions in Dell Digital Delivery before 3.5.2015 allow local authenticated users to run arbitrary executables as administrators. The advisory does not disclose the specific files, installer operation, or permission-setting defect that creates the writable condition. Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged local account, and successful execution can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability through administrative privileges.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect permissions in Dell Digital Delivery before 3.5.2015 allow local authenticated users to run arbitrary executables as administrators. The advisory does not disclose the specific files, installer operation, or permission-setting defect that creates the writable condition. Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged local account, and successful execution can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability through administrative privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-5342
- Published
- Mar 9, 2020
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- Dell Digital Delivery
- Classifications
- CWE-276, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 9, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <3.5.2013.0
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