CVE-2023-5993 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability within the Windows Installer component of Thales SafeNet Authentication Client prior to version 10.8 R10 when running on Windows. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to elevate their privileges, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) and is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog, nor is there any public exploit code or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, < 10.8CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:10.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:10.8:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:safenet_authentication_client:10.8:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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