CVE-2023-49114 (GCVE-0-2023-49114)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-26 12:19 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:18
VLAI?
Title
Local Privilege Escalation via DLL Hijacking
Summary
A DLL hijacking vulnerability was identified in the Qognify VMS Client Viewer version 7.1 or higher, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code and obtain higher privileges via careful placement of a malicious DLL, if some specific pre-conditions are met.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Qognify VMS Client Viewer Affected: >=7.1
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Credits
Sandro Einfeldt (SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab)
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