Description (CNA)
Sublime Text for Windows through Build 4192 (Sublime Text 4) and Build 3207 (Sublime Text 3) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by abusing the update staging mechanism. Attackers can place a malicious DLL in the user-writable staging directory under %LOCALAPPDATA%, mark it read-only to bypass cleanup, and have the elevated installer copy it into the protected installation directory, causing the DLL to execute in the context of any higher-privileged user who subsequently launches the application.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Sublime HQ Pty Ltd / Sublime Text 4 | affected 4192 |
| Sublime HQ Pty Ltd / Sublime Text 3 | affected 3207 |
CWE
CWE-494
References
- https://gist.github.com/anthok/765b3ca0223fabee38f51d8f832e2175
- https://www.sublimetext.com/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sublime-text-4192-3207-local-privilege-escalation-via-update-staging-mechanism
ADP enrichment
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