CVE-2020-18169

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-18169
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-07-26 20:15:08 UTC
Updated2026-06-10 16:16:53 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the Windows installer XML (WiX) toolset of TechSmith Snagit 19.1.1.2860 allows attackers to escalate privileges. NOTE: Exploit of the Snagit installer would require the end user to ignore other safety mechanisms provided by the Host OS. See reference document for more details.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.004850000 probability, percentile 0.377940000 (date 2026-06-16)

Problem Types: CWE-269 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Techsmith Snagit 19.1.1.2860 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Disputed CVEs - Google Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.google.com Third Party Advisory
CVE_Assessment_04_2019/Snagit_Report.pdf at master · GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessment_04_2019 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
github.com/TechSmith/TSC-Security-Public/blob/main/advisories/2020/CVE-2... [email protected] github.com
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