CVE-2020-26894

Summary

CVECVE-2020-26894
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-10-08 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC
DescriptionLiveCode 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".

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-427

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Faulknermedia Wildlife Issues In The New Millennium 18.0.160 All All All
Application Faulknermedia Wildlife Issues In The New Millennium 18.0.160 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2020-26894 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in LiveCode v9.6.1 Programming Language MISC john-woodman.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
LiveCode Quality Control Center MISC quality.livecode.com Third Party Advisory
[[ Bug 22942 ]] Ensure the shellcommand defaults to COMSPEC on Windows by livecodepanos · Pull Request #7454 · livecode/livecode · GitHub MISC github.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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