CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-32175
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2024-05-03
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Description
VIPRE Antivirus Plus Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Anti Malware Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-18899.
Affected configurations
• vipre antivirus (< 12.0.1.203)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530 Release Notes
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-755/ Third Party Advisory
- https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530 Release Notes
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-755/ Third Party Advisory