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Incorrect permission assignment in Akeo Consulting Rufus

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
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

Akeo Consulting Rufus 3.0 and earlier is affected by: Insecure Permissions. The impact is: arbitrary code execution with escalation of privilege. The component is: Executable installer, portable executable (ALL executables available). The attack vector is: CWE-29, CWE-377, CWE-379.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03424 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Akeo ConsultingRufusup to 3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Rufus VendorAkeo Consulting Affected up to 3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:akeo:rufus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0VulnerableAkeo Consulting
  • cpe:2.3:a:akeo:rufus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0 Vulnerable ·Akeo Consulting

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010101
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8qc-66ph-9f73

References

  • TI-2026-19329 Rufus has Local Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU Race Condition in Fido Script Handling CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2019-15977 Untrusted search path in Akeo Consulting Rufus CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-09722 Improper certificate validation in Akeo Consulting Rufus CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1

Sources