CVE-2023-7016 (GCVE-0-2023-7016)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-27 10:45 – Updated: 2024-08-15 18:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Privilege Escalation in SafeNet Authentication Client
Summary
A flaw in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to 10.8 R10 on Windows allows an attacker to execute code at a SYSTEM level via local access.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-02-27 15:17 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thales | SafeNet Authentication Client |
Affected:
0 , < 10.8
(patch 10)
|
guessed | |
| thalesgroup | safenet_authentication_client |
Affected:
0 , < 10.8
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2024-02-18 23:00
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