CVE-2023-41036 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in MacVim prior to version 178, stemming from an insecure interprocess communication (IPC) mechanism. This flaw allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root, particularly impacting users who edit files requiring root access. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 178CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:macvim:macvim:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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