CVE-2020-26894
LiveCode v9.6.1 on Windows allows local, low-privileged users to gain privileges by creating a malicious "cmd.exe" in the folder of the vulnerable LiveCode application.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
LiveCode v9.6.1 on Windows allows local, low-privileged users to gain privileges by creating a malicious "cmd.exe" in the folder of the vulnerable LiveCode application. If the application is using LiveCode's "shell()" function, it will attempt to search for "cmd.exe" in the folder of the current application and run the malicious "cmd.exe".
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- faulknermedia/wildlife issues in the new millennium
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7454Vendor Advisory
- https://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22942Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7454Vendor Advisory
- https://john-woodman.com/posts/LiveCode-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22942Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.