Race condition in the Charles Proxy Settings suid binary in Charles Proxy before 4.2.1…
Priority LOW 32CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Race condition in the Charles Proxy Settings suid binary in Charles Proxy before 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the --self-repair option.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0076 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:charlesproxy:charles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | Charlesproxy |
- cpe:2.3:a:charlesproxy:charles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Charlesproxy
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15358
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvx4-8cjx-478q
References
More Charlesproxy Charles vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-13659 An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in the Charles 4.2.7 import/export… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2017-15358 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15358 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvx4-8cjx-478q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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