# CVE-2023-48654: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Attackers can escape Kiosk mode to launch cmd.exe as SYSTEM, achieving full privilege escalation on Windows clients.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wfg4-v93p-7mj4

## What is CVE-2023-48654?

CVE-2023-48654 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

One Identity Password Manager before 5.13.1 allows Kiosk Escape. This product enables users to reset their Active Directory passwords on the login screen of a Windows client. It launches a Chromium based browser in Kiosk mode to provide the reset functionality. The escape sequence is: go to the Google ReCAPTCHA section, click on the Privacy link, observe that there is a new browser window, navigate to any website that offers file upload, navigate to cmd.exe from the file explorer window, and launch cmd.exe as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48654?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oneidentity Password Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-51772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51772/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-4003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4003/): One Identity Password Manager version 5.9.7.1 - Unauthenticated physical access privilege escalation (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2020-7962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7962/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48654 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48654 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-48654/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48654/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48654
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48654
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48654

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48654/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.