CVE-2023-5993 (GCVE-0-2023-5993)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-27 10:42 – Updated: 2024-08-08 19:28
VLAI
Title
Privilege Escalation in SafeNet Authentication Client Installer
Summary
A flaw in the Windows Installer in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows allows an attacker to escalate their privilege level via local access.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Thales SafeNet Authentication Client Affected: 0 , < 10.8 (patch 10)
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Date Public
2024-02-18 23:00
Credits
Kravets Vasiliy, xi-tauw@xi-tauw.info
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