7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media
player before 3.0.19 on Windows. The uninstaller attempts to execute code
with elevated privileges out of a standard user writable location. Standard
users may use this to gain arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.
Author | Note |
---|---|
alexmurray | Only affects VLC on Windows, Ubuntu is not affected |
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%