VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-24671
VX Search v13.8 and v14.7 was discovered to contain an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands at elevated privileges via a crafted executable file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
VX Search v13.8 and v14.7 was discovered to contain an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands at elevated privileges via a crafted executable file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-428
- Affected
- vxsearch/vx search
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://medium.com/%40SumitVerma101/windows-privilege-escalation-part-1-unquoted-service-path-c7a011a8d8ae
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171300/VX-Search-13.8-Unquoted-Service-Path.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://medium.com/%40SumitVerma101/windows-privilege-escalation-part-1-unquoted-service-path-c7a011a8d8ae
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171300/VX-Search-13.8-Unquoted-Service-Path.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.