Privilege Escalation via Specially Crafted EXE in MS Installer Repair Directory

Privilege Escalation via Specially Crafted EXE in MS Installer Repair Directory

CVE-2021-30360 · HIGH Severity

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

Users have access to the directory where the installation repair occurs. Since the MS Installer allows regular users to run the repair, an attacker can initiate the installation repair and place a specially crafted EXE in the repair folder which runs with the Check Point Remote Access Client privileges.

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