CVE-2016-4288 (GCVE-0-2016-4288)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-06 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:25
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Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in BlueStacks App Player. The BlueStacks App Player installer creates a registry key with weak permissions that allows users to execute arbitrary programs with SYSTEM privileges.
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CWE
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BlueStacks App Player Affected: 2.1.3.5650
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