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CVE-2024-41139NVD status: Analyzed

SKYSEA Client View: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVE-2024-41139 is a high-severity incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in SKYSEA Client View from Sky, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected SKYSEA Client View versions: Ver.6.010.06 to Ver.19.210.04e. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Check which version of SKYSEA Client View you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
  2. Read the advisory on skyseaclientview.net for workarounds and exact fixed builds.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
SkySKYSEA Client ViewVer.6.010.06 to Ver.19.210.04eNot stated
Skygroupskysea_client_view6.010.06 through 19.210.04eNot stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CISA (ADP).

Official description

Incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability exists in SKYSEA Client View Ver.6.010.06 to Ver.19.210.04e. If a user who can log in to the PC where the product's Windows client is installed places a specially crafted DLL file in a specific folder, arbitrary code may be executed with SYSTEM privilege.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
  • Run your code using the lowest privileges that are required to accomplish the necessary tasks. If possible, create isolated accounts with limited privileges that are only used for a single task. That way, a successful attack will not immediately give the attacker access to the rest of the software or its environment. For example, database applications rarely need to run as the database administrator, especially in day-to-day operations.

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Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Third-party and government advisories

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