CVE-2023-32175 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting VIPRE Antivirus Plus. It allows a low-privileged attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges by abusing the Anti Malware Service through symbolic link creation, leading to arbitrary file creation and arbitrary code execution. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this flaw requires local access and has low attack complexity, posing a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.0.1.203CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vipre:antivirus:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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