CVE-2019-16784
Description
In PyInstaller before version 3.6, only on Windows, a local privilege escalation vulnerability is present in this particular case: If a software using PyInstaller in "onefile" mode is launched by a privileged user (at least more than the current one) which have his "TempPath" resolving to a world writable directory. This is the case for example if the software is launched as a service or as a scheduled task using a system account (TempPath will be C:\Windows\Temp). In order to be exploitable the software has to be (re)started after the attacker launch the exploit program, so for a service launched at startup, a service restart is needed (e.g. after a crash or an upgrade).
How to fix
- pyinstaller pyinstaller3.6 or later
- pyinstaller3.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pyinstaller pyinstaller | v < 3.6 | 3.6 |
| pyinstallerPyPI | v < 3.6 | 3.6 |
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