CVE-2024-29187CWE-732

WiX based installers are vulnerable to binary hijack when run as SYSTEM

High · published March 24, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

WiX toolset lets developers create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. When a bundle runs as SYSTEM user, Burn uses GetTempPathW which points to an insecure directory C:\Windows\Temp to drop and load multiple binaries. Standard users can hijack the binary before it's loaded in the application resulting in elevation of privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.14.1 and 4.0.5.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.3 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00463 · 39.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2024-03-24T19:38Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAR 19:38Z
    WiX based installers are vulnerable to binary hijack when run as SYSTEM
    cvelistv5