CVE-2017-15358

low-risk

Published 2018-08-03

Race condition in the Charles Proxy Settings suid binary in Charles Proxy before 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the --self-repair option.

Do I need to act?

0.29% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

1 public exploit available

45107

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.0/10 High

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Charles

Affected Vendors

Charlesproxy

References (4)

Exploit https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715358-local-root-privesc-in-charles-proxy-42.html

Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45107/

Exploit https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715358-local-root-privesc-in-charles-proxy-42.html

Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45107/

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal