CVE-2023-52271 Privilege escalation in n/a
Low-privileged attackers can kill protected processes via a kernel driver IOCTL, enabling privilege escalation or denial of service.
- 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-2023-52271?
CVE-2023-52271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The wsftprm.sys kernel driver 2.0.0.0 in Topaz Antifraud allows low-privileged attackers to kill any (Protected Process Light) process via an IOCTL (which will be named at a later time).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52271?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Topazevolution Antifraud.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-52271 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-52271 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r67f-8hjg-55w3.