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MATLAB is prone to an issue which may allow local attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. The MATLAB Mex script creates temporary files which are later executed to perform various actions. If an attacker can anticipate the name of a temporary file created by the Mex script, it is possible to create a malicious file in the place of the temporary file. The Mex script will then reportedly execute the malicious file. This issue is compounded by the fact that Mex uses predictable names when creating temporary files, as described in BID 6469 "MATLAB Mex Insecure Temporary Files Vulnerability".

MATLAB is prone to an issue which may allow local attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. The MATLAB Mex script creates temporary files which are later executed to perform various actions. If an attacker can anticipate the name of a temporary file created by the Mex script, it is possible to create a malicious file in the place of the temporary file. The Mex script will then reportedly execute the malicious file. This issue is compounded by the fact that Mex uses predictable names when creating temporary files, as described in BID 6469 "MATLAB Mex Insecure Temporary Files Vulnerability".