Signal Desktop up to 1.29.0 wmic.exe privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Signal Desktop up to 1.29.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file %SYSTEMDRIVE%\node_modules\.bin\wmic.exe. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-19954. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Signal Desktop up to 1.29.0. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file %SYSTEMDRIVE%\node_modules\.bin\wmic.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Signal Desktop before 1.29.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges by creating a Trojan horse %SYSTEMDRIVE%\node_modules\.bin\wmic.exe file.

The weakness was disclosed 12/24/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-19954 since 12/24/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.29.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Name

• Signal Desktop

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29.0

License

• open-source

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