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    CVE-2024-42053

    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.

    Published:Jul 28, 2024
    Last Modified:Sep 3, 2025
    EPS:Jul 28, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00027
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Splashtop
    Product
    Streamer

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2024-42051 (CVSS 7.8) — The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.6.2.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissi…
    CVE-2024-42052 (CVSS 7.8) — The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.5.8.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissi…
    CVE-2023-3181 (CVSS 7.8) — The C:\Program Files (x86)\Splashtop\Splashtop Software Updater\uninst.exe process creates a folder at C:\Wind…
    CVE-2021-42712 (CVSS 7.8) — Splashtop Streamer through 3.4.8.3 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.…
    CVE-2020-12431 (CVSS 6.6) — A Windows privilege change issue was discovered in Splashtop Software Updater before 1.5.6.16. Insecure permis…

    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