Privilege Escalation Flaw in Pritunl Client Affects Users
CVE-2016-7063

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Pritunl

Status
Pritunl-client-electron
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2020

What is CVE-2016-7063?

A flaw in the Pritunl Client prior to version 1.0.1116.6 allows attackers to perform arbitrary writes to user-specified paths. This vulnerability can result in privilege escalation, potentially giving attackers unauthorized access to sensitive system functions and user data. Users and administrators should ensure their installations are updated to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

pritunl-client-electron 1.0.1116.6

References

https://github.com/pritunl/pritunl-client-electron/releas...
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https://lf.lc/CVE-2016-7063.txt
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https://github.com/pritunl/pritunl-client-electron/releas...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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