CVE-2023-4936 (GCVE-0-2023-4936)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-11 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-18 18:42
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Summary
It is possible to sideload a compromised DLL during the installation at elevated privilege.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Synaptics DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Windows Affected: 0 , ≤ 11.1 M1 (custom)
Unaffected: 11.2M0
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