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CVE-2020-15264

CVE-2020-15264 PUBLISHED CVSS 8 HIGH

The Boxstarter installer before version 2.13.0 configures C:\ProgramData\Boxstarter to be in the system-wide PATH environment variable. However, this directory is writable by normal, unprivileged users. To exploit the vulnerability, place a DLL in this directory that a privileged service is looking for. For example, WptsExtensions.dll When Windows starts, it'll execute the code in DllMain() with SYSTEM privileges. Any unprivileged user can execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The issue is fixed in version 3.13.0

EPSS 0.27% · 50.8th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.27%
50.8th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
chocolateyboxstarter0, *

Timeline

  • Oct 20, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
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