CVE-2023-3160 HIGH

CVE-2023-3160: Local privilege escalation in security products for Windows

Weakness CWE-269

Published August 14, 2023

Last update October 9, 2024

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CVSS base score

7.8/10

Attack vector Local

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The vulnerability potentially allows an attacker to misuse ESET’s file operations during the module update to delete or move files without having proper permissions.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 14, 2023 CVE published

October 9, 2024 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3160 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

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CVE-2023-3160: Local privilege escalation in security products for Windows

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