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GCVE-1988-2026-0154
Vulnerability from gna-1988 – Published: 2026-09-07 13:20 – Updated: 2026-09-11 08:13
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Title
[NotCVE-2026-0010] Barrier 2.4.0 for Windows Unauthenticated IPC Command Execution Allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM
Summary
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NotCVE Advisory — NotCVE-2026-0010
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[-] Summary:
Barrier 2.4.0 for Windows contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability
in the IPC command interface exposed by the barrierd.exe service on
127.0.0.1:24801. The IPC server accepts local TCP clients and processes a
command line together with a one-byte elevation flag without authenticating the
connecting process or verifying that it is authorised to request elevated
process creation. A low-privileged local attacker can therefore execute
arbitrary commands as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, resulting in complete compromise of
the affected host. CVSS:3.1 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
[-] Affected:
Barrier (Debauchee), version 2.4.0 for Windows.
Earlier affected versions have not been established. Barrier is no longer
maintained and no patched release has been verified.
[-] Technical Description:
The Barrier daemon (barrierd.exe) exposes an IPC server on the loopback
interface at TCP port 24801. A client sends an IHEL client hello identifying
itself as a supported IPC client type, followed by a kIpcCommand (ICMD) message
containing a command line and a one-byte elevation flag.
The reviewed IPC acceptance and command-processing paths do not authenticate
the connecting process, verify its Windows identity, or authorise it to request
elevated process creation.
When the elevation flag is enabled, DaemonApp::handleIpcMessage() forwards the
supplied command and elevation value to MSWindowsWatchdog. The watchdog locates
winlogon.exe in the relevant Windows session, duplicates its privileged token,
and supplies the attacker-controlled command line to CreateProcessAsUser. The
command therefore executes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Barrier additionally stores the last IPC-supplied values in the system settings
as Command and Elevate. These values are loaded again when the daemon starts
and passed back to the watchdog, so an attacker-supplied elevated command can
execute again after service restarts or system reboots until the stored command
is cleared.
Weaknesses: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function), CWE-862
(Missing Authorization). Pattern: CAPEC-69 (Target Programs with Elevated
Privileges).
A proof of concept is published in the researcher's repository (see References).
[-] Timeline:
[25/07/2026] - NotCVE ID requested.
[27/07/2026] - NotCVE ID reserved.
[27/07/2026] - Published as NotCVE-2026-0010.
[-] Credit:
Discovered by Christopher Duram
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherduram/).
[-] References:
https://notcve.org/notcve/NotCVE-2026-0010
https://github.com/cduram/NotCVE-2026-0010
https://github.com/cduram/NotCVE-2026-0010/blob/main/Debauchee_Barrier_Privesc.py
https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases/tag/v2.4.0
https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/blob/master/src/lib/ipc/Ipc.h
https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/blob/master/src/lib/ipc/IpcServer.cpp
https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/blob/master/src/lib/ipc/IpcClientProxy.cpp
https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/blob/master/src/lib/barrier/win32/DaemonApp.cpp
https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/blob/master/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
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Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
17 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrier Project | Barrier |
Affected:
unknown
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