CVE-2023-1516 Privilege escalation in RoboDK
A local attacker can exploit insecure directory permissions in RoboDK to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1516?
CVE-2023-1516 is a high-severity vulnerability in RoboDK , published on 28 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RoboDK versions 5.5.3 and prior contain an insecure permission assignment to critical directories vulnerability, which could allow a local user to escalate privileges and write files to the RoboDK process and achieve code execution.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Robodk Robodk.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-1516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-799c-g7rj-xf44.