CVE-2023-42126
Essential information
- Published
- 03/05/2024 03:15
- Modified
- 03/05/2024 12:49
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- Creator
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- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.0)
- CISA KEV
- No
- CWE
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- CVSS vector
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H—
CVSS metrics
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- Attack vector
- LOCAL
- Attack complexity
- LOW
- Privileges required
- LOW
- User interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality impact
- HIGH
- Integrity impact
- HIGH
- Availability impact
- HIGH
- Exploit code maturity
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- Confidentiality (V)
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- Confidentiality (S)
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- Integrity (V)
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Description
G DATA Total Security GDBackupSvc Service Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of G Data Total Security. 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 GDBackupSvc service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a file with a permissive DACL. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20694.
NVD status
- Status
- Awaiting Analysis — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
- Source
- [email protected]
- NVD
- View on NVD