High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-42053

Description

The MSI installer for Splashtop Streamer for Windows before 3.6.0.0 uses a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation. A local user can exploit this to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing a version.dll file in the folder.

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Affected products

Splashtop/Streamer2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:splashtop:streamer:*:*:*:*:-:windows:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:splashtop:streamer:*:*:*:*:-:windows:*:*range: <3.6.0.0
- (no CPE)range: <3.6.0.0
Splashtop/Splashtop Streamer for Windowsdescription

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References

github.com/SpacePlant/Vulns/blob/main/Advisories/2024/2.mdnvdThird Party Advisory
support-splashtopbusiness.splashtop.com/hc/en-us/articles/18223802896539-Splashtop-Streamer-version-v3-6-0-0-for-Windows-releasednvdRelease Notes

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