CVE-2023-34642

HIGH

KioWare for Windows <= 8.33 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection via showDirectoryPicker Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

KioWare for Windows through v8.33 was discovered to contain an incomplete blacklist filter for blocked dialog boxes on Windows 10. This issue can allow attackers to open a file dialog box via the function showDirectoryPicker() which can then be used to open an unprivileged command prompt.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 25.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/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-78
Status published
Products (1)
kioware/kioware < 8.33
Published Jun 19, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026