Vulnerability CVE-2023-39520

Vulnerability CVE-2023-39520

Published: 2023-08-07

Description:

Cryptomator encrypts data being stored on cloud infrastructure. The MSI installer provided on the homepage for Cryptomator version 1.9.2 allows local privilege escalation for low privileged users, via the `repair` function. The problem occurs as the repair function of the MSI is spawning an SYSTEM Powershell without the `-NoProfile` parameter. Therefore the profile of the user starting the repair will be loaded. Version 1.9.3 contains a fix for this issue. Adding a `-NoProfile` to the powershell is a possible workaround.

Type:

CWE-269

(Improper Privilege Management)

References:

https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator/releases/tag/1.9.3

https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator/security/advisories/GHSA-62gx-54j7-mjh3

https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator/commit/727c32ad50c3901a6144a11cf984a3b7ebcf8b2b

https://github.com/cryptomator/cryptomator/releases/download/1.9.2/Cryptomator-1.9.2-x64.msi

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