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CVE-2023-52271

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-52271 describes a vulnerability in the wsftprm.sys kernel driver (version 2.0.0.0) within Topaz Antifraud, allowing low-privileged attackers to terminate any Protected Process Light (PPL) process. This local attack has low complexity and no user interaction, leading to high availability impact (denial of service). While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and media coverage is absent, there is some community discussion regarding the potential for using vulnerable drivers to disable security software.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:topazevolution:antifraud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.0
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

northwave-cybersecurity.com / vulnerability-notice-topaz-antifraud
ExploitThird Party Advisory
topazevolution.com / en/antifraud
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