CVE-2023-1516 Privilege escalation in RoboDK

High 7.9 Published Updated

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.

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