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    CVE-2020-26894

    LiveCode v9.6.1 on Windows allows local, low-privileged users to gain privileges by creating a malicious "cmd.exe" in the folder of the vulnerable LiveCode application. If the application is using LiveCode's "shell()" function, it will attempt to search for "cmd.exe" in the folder of the current application and run the malicious "cmd.exe".

    Published:Oct 8, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 8, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00059
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Faulknermedia
    Product
    Wildlife Issues In The New Millennium
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    https://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/https://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High