VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-4288

CVSS score8.4 HIGH

EPSS probability0.60%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-01-06

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Primary references

cret@cert.org — Exploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
nvd@nist.gov — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory