# CVE-2023-28122: Privilege escalation in UI Desktop for Windows

> A local attacker can execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM on Windows devices running UI Desktop, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8vh6-crr8-5pf8

## What is CVE-2023-28122?

CVE-2023-28122 is a high-severity vulnerability in UI Desktop for Windows, published on 19 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in UI Desktop for Windows (Version 0.59.1.71 and earlier) allows a malicious actor with local access to a Windows device running said application to submit arbitrary commands as SYSTEM.This vulnerability is fixed in Version 0.62.3 and later.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28122?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ui Desktop.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28122?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28122 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in UI Desktop for Windows

- [CVE-2022-35257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35257/): Privilege escalation in UI Desktop for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-28123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28123/): Misconfiguration in UI Desktop for Windows (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-28124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28124/): Weak cryptography in UI Desktop for Windows (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28122 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28122 is a high-severity vulnerability in UI Desktop for Windows, published on 19 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: UI Desktop for Windows. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28122/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28122/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28122
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28122
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28122

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28122/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.