FKIE_CVE-2020-26894

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-10-08 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:08
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
LiveCode 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".
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7454Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22942Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7454Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22942Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
faulknermedia wildlife_issues_in_the_new_millennium 18.0.160
microsoft windows -
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