Description
Backblaze for Windows and Backblaze for macOS before 7.0.0.439 suffer from improper privilege management in `bztransmit` helper due to lack of permission handling and validation before creation of client update directories allowing for local escalation of privilege via rogue client update binary.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Backblaze | Prior to 7.0.0.439 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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geffner/CVE-2020-8290 ★ 0 · Sep 9, 2020
CVE-2020-8290 – Elevation of Privilege in Backblaze
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