CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-29187

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The WiX toolset allows developers to create installers for Windows Installer. When a bundle runs as SYSTEM user, Burn uses GetTempPathW which points to an insecure directory C:\Windows\Temp to drop and load multiple binaries. Standard users can hijack the binary before it's loaded in the application resulting in elevation of privileges.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of privilege escalation, where a standard user could gain system-level access, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update WiX toolset to version 3.14.1 or 4.0.5, which contain the fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

WiX toolset lets developers create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. When a bundle runs as SYSTEM user, Burn uses GetTempPathW which points to an insecure directory C:\Windows\Temp to drop and load multiple binaries. Standard users can hijack the binary before it's loaded in the application resulting in elevation of privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.14.1 and 4.0.5.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS