Description
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives. Versions 4.11 and below contain a race condition (TOCTOU) in src/net.c during the creation, validation, and execution of the Fido PowerShell script. Since Rufus runs with elevated privileges (Administrator) but writes the script to the %TEMP% directory (writeable by standard users) without locking the file, a local attacker can replace the legitimate script with a malicious one between the file write operation and the execution step. This allows arbitrary code execution with Administrator privileges. This issue has been fixed in version 4.12_BETA.
INFO
Published Date :
2026-01-22T21:52:26.925Z
Last Modified :
2026-01-23T20:13:25.446Z
Source :
GitHub_M
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-23988 vulnerability.
| Vendors | Products |
|---|---|
| Akeo |
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| Pbatard |
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REFERENCES
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