CVE-2023-2331 (GCVE-0-2023-2331)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-27 11:51 – Updated: 2025-01-30 21:00
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Summary
Unquoted service Path or Element vulnerability in 42Gears Surelock Windows SureLock Service (NixService.Exe) on Windows application will allows to insert arbitrary code into the service. This issue affects Surelock Windows : from 2.3.12 through 2.40.0.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
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Vendor Product Version
42Gears Surelock Windows Affected: 2.3.12 , ≤ 2.40.0 (patch)
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