CVE-2023-45160 HIGH

CVE-2023-45160: Elevated Temp Directory Execution in 1E Client

Vendor 1E
Product 1E Client
Weakness CWE-552 · Files accessible externally
Published October 5, 2023
Last update June 18, 2025

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In the affected version of the 1E Client, an ordinary user could subvert downloaded instruction resource files, e.g., to substitute a harmful script. by replacing a resource script file created by an instruction at run time with a malicious script. The 1E Client's temporary directory is now locked down in the released patch. Resolution: This has been fixed in patch Q23094  This issue has also been fixed in the Mac Client in updated versions of Non-Windows release v8.1.2.62 - please re-download from the 1E Support site. Customers with Mac Client versions higher than v8.1 will need to upgrade to v23.11 to remediate this vulnerability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 5, 2023 CVE published
June 18, 2025 Record updated