CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-28927

The text-to-speech engine in libretro RetroArch for Windows 1.9.0 passes unsanitized input to PowerShell through platform_win32.c via the accessibility_speak_windows function, which allows attackers who have write access on filesystems that are used by RetroArch to execute code via command injection using specially a crafted file and directory names.

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
http://libretro.com Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/blob/d3dc3ee989ec6a4903c689907ffc47027f71f776/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c Patch Third Party Advisory
http://retroarch.com Product Vendor Advisory
https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/retroarch-for-windows-version-1.9.0 Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2021-04-07 03:15

Updated : 2022-06-28 02:11

NVD link : CVE-2021-28927

Mitre link : CVE-2021-28927

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-78