CVE-2023-50702 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Low-privileged users can execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem due to insecure permissions on the Sikka SSC Windows Service executable directory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-50702?

CVE-2023-50702 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sikka SSCWindowsService 5 2023-09-14 executes a program as LocalSystem but allows full control by low-privileged users (and low-privileged users have write access to %PROGRAMDATA%\SSCService). Consequently, low-privileged users can execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50702?

How do I fix CVE-2023-50702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-50702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-frcq-c5pr-jg4q.

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