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CVE-2017-15358

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-08-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

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.

Affected products

• Charlesproxy Charles: before 4.2.1 — fixed in 4.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Charlesproxy Charles 4.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715358-local-root-privesc-in-charles-proxy-42.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45107/
• https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715358-local-root-privesc-in-charles-proxy-42.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45107/

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