CVE-2023-24671

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

VX Search v13.8 and v14.7 was discovered to contain an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands at elevated privileges via a crafted executable file.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 7.8

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-01-30 CVE Reserved
2023-03-09 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-10-06 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://medium.com/%40SumitVerma101/windows-privilege-escalation-part-1-unquoted-service-path-c7a011a8d8ae
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171300/VX-Search-13.8-Unquoted-Service-Path.html	Third Party Advisory

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vxsearch Search vendor "Vxsearch"	Vx Search Search vendor "Vxsearch" for product "Vx Search"	13.8 Search vendor "Vxsearch" for product "Vx Search" and version "13.8"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Vxsearch Search vendor "Vxsearch"	Vx Search Search vendor "Vxsearch" for product "Vx Search"	14.7 Search vendor "Vxsearch" for product "Vx Search" and version "14.7"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe