CVE-2021-34426 (GCVE-0-2021-34426)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-14 19:26 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:09
VLAI
Title
Arbitrary command execution in Keybase Client for Windows
Summary
A vulnerability was discovered in the Keybase Client for Windows before version 5.6.0 when a user executed the "keybase git lfs-config" command on the command-line. In versions prior to 5.6.0, a malicious actor with write access to a user\'s Git repository could leverage this vulnerability to potentially execute arbitrary Windows commands on a user\'s local system.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • Untrusted Search Path
Assigner
Zoom CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 60/100 over 17 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Zoom Video Communications Inc Keybase Client for Windows Affected: unspecified , < 5.6.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-12-14 00:00
Credits
RyotaK (https://blog.ryotak.me/)
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