CVE-2023-32176 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting VIPRE Antivirus Plus, stemming from a directory traversal flaw in the SetPrivateConfig method. This allows a low-privileged local attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges due to insufficient path validation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| 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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