CVE-2020-23967 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via insufficient control in the autoupdate mechanism of Dr.Web Security Space.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-23967?

CVE-2020-23967 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dr.Web Security Space versions 11 and 12 allow elevation of privilege for local users without administrative privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM due to insufficient control during autoupdate.

Weakness: CWE-347

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23967?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Drweb Security Space.

How do I fix CVE-2020-23967?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23967 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-23967 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23967 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vgh8-j259-m77w.

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