VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-28119

Twinkle Tray (aka twinkle-tray) through 1.13.3 allows remote command execution.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.58%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Twinkle Tray (aka twinkle-tray) through 1.13.3 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal API.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 3.58% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: twinkletray/twinkle tray
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://github.com/xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray/issues/142Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray/issues/142Exploit, Third Party Advisory

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