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CVE-2020-35152

Privilege escalation through unquoted service binary path on Cloudflare WARP for Windows

Published: Feb 2, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-428
4.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Cloudflare WARP for Windows allows privilege escalation due to an unquoted service path. A malicious user or process running with non-administrative privileges can become an administrator by abusing the unquoted service path issue. Since version 1.2.2695.1, the vulnerability was fixed by adding quotes around the service's binary path. This issue affects Cloudflare WARP for Windows, versions prior to 1.2.2695.1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-428

Affected Products

Cloudflare
commercial·USaka warp, octorpki, quiche
warpDesktop App
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
Cloudflare WARP for WindowsDesktop App
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://github.com/cloudflare/advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-qc57-v5q8-f22h
github.com

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