CVE-2023-6338 (GCVE-0-2023-6338)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-03 21:00 – Updated: 2025-06-03 14:43
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Summary
Uncontrolled search path vulnerabilities were reported in the Lenovo Universal Device Client (UDC) that could allow an attacker with local access to execute code with elevated privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Lenovo Universal Device Client (UDC) Affected: , < 23.10 (custom)
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Credits
Lenovo thanks Moritz Rauch for reporting this issue
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