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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_w…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libretro | Retroarch | from 1.9.0 through 1.9.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/blob/d3dc3ee989ec6a4903c689907ffc47027f71f776/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
- https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/retroarch-for-windows-version-1.9.0
- https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/blob/d3dc3ee989ec6a4903c689907ffc47027f71f776/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
- https://labs.bishopfox.com/advisories/retroarch-for-windows-version-1.9.0