CVE-2023-49147 Privilege escalation in n/a
An unprivileged local attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting a visible command window during the MSI repair process.
- 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-2023-49147?
CVE-2023-49147 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in PDF24 Creator 11.14.0. The configuration of the msi installer file was found to produce a visible cmd.exe window when using the repair function of msiexec.exe. This allows an unprivileged local attacker to use a chain of actions (e.g., an oplock on faxPrnInst.log) to open a SYSTEM cmd.exe.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49147?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pdf24 Pdf24 Creator.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-49147 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49147 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cj6f-97f2-wp7j.