CVE-2023-32175
HIGHVIPRE Antivirus Plus < 12.0.1.203 - Local Privilege Escalation via Symbolic Link
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-755/
Release Notes vendor-advisory
https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20230530
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0051
EPSS Percentile
39.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
vipre/antivirus
< 12.0.1.203
Published
May 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026