The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.5.8.0 uses a temporary…
Priority LOW 33CWE-378Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.5.8.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation. A local user can exploit this to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing a wevtutil.exe file in the folder.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00213 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42052
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-596r-xq28-523m
References
More Splashtop Streamer vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-28059 The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.6.0.0 uses a temporary… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-28057 The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.6.2.0 uses a temporary… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-02980 Insecure Permissions in Splashtop Software Updater CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-18922 Splashtop Streamer through 3.4.8.3 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-28056 The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.7.0.0 uses a temporary… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
- TI-2020-09948 A Windows privilege change issue was discovered in Splashtop Software Updater before… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
- CVE-2024-42052 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42052 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-596r-xq28-523m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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