Description
Sublime Text for Windows through Build 4192 (Sublime Text 4) and Build 3207 (Sublime Text 3) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by abusing the update staging mechanism. Attackers can place a malicious DLL in the user-writable staging directory under %LOCALAPPDATA%, mark it read-only to bypass cleanup, and have the elevated installer copy it into the protected installation directory, causing the DLL to execute in the context of any higher-privileged user who subsequently launches the application.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sublime HQ Pty | Sublime Text 4 | 4192 | — |
| Sublime HQ Pty | Sublime Text 3 | 3207 | — |
References
- Researcher Disclosure technical-description exploit
- Product Webpage product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sublime-text-4192-3207-local-privilege-escalation-via-update-staging-mechanism third-party-advisory