CVE-2021-34426 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-34426: Arbitrary command execution in Keybase Client for Windows

Vendor Zoom Video Communications Inc
Product Keybase Client for Windows
Published December 14, 2021
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability was discovered in the Keybase Client for Windows before version 5.6.0 when a user executed the "keybase git lfs-config" command on the command-line. In versions prior to 5.6.0, a malicious actor with write access to a user\'s Git repository could leverage this vulnerability to potentially execute arbitrary Windows commands on a user\'s local system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 14, 2021 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated