CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-18171
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-07-26
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269
Description
TechSmith Snagit 19.1.0.2653 uses Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) which can allow attackers to obfuscate and embed crafted files used to escalate privileges. NOTE: This implies that Snagit's use of OLE is a security vulnerability unto itself and it is not. See reference document for more details.
Affected configurations
• techsmith snagit 19.1.0.2653
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness
References
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W33rsdISmexLOGS4VmLUIITRU_KqGULcij1Z6QyxsjU/edit?usp=sharing Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessment_06_2019/blob/master/Snagit_Review.pdf Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/TechSmith/TSC-Security-Public/blob/main/advisories/2020/CVE-2020-18171-dispute.md github.com
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W33rsdISmexLOGS4VmLUIITRU_KqGULcij1Z6QyxsjU/edit?usp=sharing Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessment_06_2019/blob/master/Snagit_Review.pdf Exploit, Third Party Advisory