# CVE-2023-51579: Voltronic Power ViewPower Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via incorrect folder permissions in the ViewPower installer.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/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:** 3 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3h95-28f9-58jc

## What is CVE-2023-51579?

CVE-2023-51579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Voltronic Power ViewPower, published on 3 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Voltronic Power ViewPower Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Voltronic Power ViewPower. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22025.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Voltronicpower Viewpower.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-51579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-51579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Voltronic Power ViewPower

- [CVE-2023-51574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51574/): Voltronic Power ViewPower updateManagerPassword Exposed Dangerous Method Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51575/): Voltronic Power ViewPower MonitorConsole Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51576/): Voltronic Power ViewPower Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51581/): Voltronic Power ViewPower MacMonitorConsole Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51582/): Voltronic Power ViewPower LinuxMonitorConsole Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-51579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-51579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Voltronic Power ViewPower, published on 3 May 2024. 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-2023-51579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Voltronic Power ViewPower. 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-2023-51579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.