CVE-2023-36853 Keysight Geolocation Server Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
A low-privileged attacker can load a malicious DLL with SYSTEM privileges by abusing exposed dangerous methods in Keysight Geolocation Server.
- 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-2023-36853?
CVE-2023-36853 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Keysight Technologies N6845A Geolocation Server, published on 19 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Keysight Geolocation Server v2.4.2 and prior, a low privileged attacker could create a local ZIP file containing a malicious script in any location. The attacker could abuse this to load a DLL with SYSTEM privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Keysight Geolocation Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2023-36853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Keysight Technologies N6845A Geolocation Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7v9x-7r25-h768.