CVE-2020-26894

HIGH

LiveCode v9.6.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

LiveCode v9.6.1 on Windows allows local, low-privileged users to gain privileges by creating a malicious "cmd.exe" in the folder of the vulnerable LiveCode application. If the application is using LiveCode's "shell()" function, it will attempt to search for "cmd.exe" in the folder of the current application and run the malicious "cmd.exe".

References (3)

[Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7454

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/

[Third Party Advisory] https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22942

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 18.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-427

Status published

Affected Products (1)

faulknermedia/wildlife_issues_in_the_new_millennium

Timeline

Published Oct 08, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026