CVE-2023-32178

HIGH

VIPRE Antivirus Plus < 12.0.1.203 - Local Privilege Escalation via TelFileTransfer Symbolic Link

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

VIPRE Antivirus Plus TelFileTransfer 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 TelFileTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19396.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0052
EPSS Percentile 39.7%
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