High severity8.0NVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-15264
CVE-2020-15264
Description
The Boxstarter installer before version 2.13.0 configures C:\ProgramData\Boxstarter to be in the system-wide PATH environment variable. However, this directory is writable by normal, unprivileged users. To exploit the vulnerability, place a DLL in this directory that a privileged service is looking for. For example, WptsExtensions.dll When Windows starts, it'll execute the code in DllMain() with SYSTEM privileges. Any unprivileged user can execute code with SYSTEM privileges. The issue is fixed in version 3.13.0
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.13.0, fixed in 3.13.0
- Range: < 2.13.0
Patches
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References
3- github.com/chocolatey/boxstarter/commit/67e320491813550b48900e87105a34ceefdcf633nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/chocolatey/boxstarter/security/advisories/GHSA-rpgx-h675-r3jfnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/208577nvdThird Party Advisory
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