SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-8290

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…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.58%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

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
0.58% probability · 46th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-269
Affected
backblaze/backblaze
Source
support@hackerone.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.