Description
An issue was discovered in Emote Remote Mouse through 4.0.0.0. It uses cleartext HTTP to check, and request, updates. Thus, attackers can machine-in-the-middle a victim to download a malicious binary in place of the real update, with no SSL errors or warnings.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Product x_refsource_misc
https://remotemouse.net/blog/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://axelp.io/MouseTrap
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0108
EPSS Percentile
60.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-319
Status
published
Products (1)
remotemouse/emote_remote_mouse
< 4.0.0.0
Published
May 07, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026