PT-2023-23649

CVE-2023-32177

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Published

2023-05-31

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Updated

2025-08-08

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VIPRE Antivirus Plus (affected versions not specified)
Description This issue allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this issue. The specific flaw exists within the DeleteHistoryFile method, resulting from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this issue to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.
Exploitability
Fix
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Related identifiers
ZDI-23-757
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