High severity · published Sep 18, 2020
CVE-2020-3979
InstallBuilder for Qt Windows (versions prior to 20.7.0) installers look for plugins at a predictable location at initialization time, writable by non-admin users
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
InstallBuilder for Qt Windows (versions prior to 20.7.0) installers look for plugins at a predictable location at initialization time, writable by non-admin users. While those plugins are not required, they are loaded if present, which could allow an attacker to plant a malicious library which could result in code execution with the security scope of the installer.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IN
Installbuilder · Installbuilder
before 20.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3979
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3979
Vendor Advisory
https://blog.installbuilder.com/2020/08/updates-and-bug-fixes-with-version-2070.html
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