CVE-2023-38817 (GCVE-0-2023-38817)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-11 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 17:54 Disputed
VLAI
Summary
An issue in Inspect Element Ltd Echo.ac v.5.2.1.0 allows a local attacker to gain privileges via a crafted command to the echo_driver.sys component. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the reported ability for user-mode applications to execute code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM was "deactivated by Microsoft itself."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-09 17:42 UTC
CWE
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