CVE-2023-7241 Webroot Antivirus COM-Hijacking LPE
Malicious software can abuse WRSA.EXE to delete arbitrary protected files, leading to privilege escalation in Webroot Antivirus.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-7241?
CVE-2023-7241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webroot AntiVirus (Consumer) and Webroot Endpoint Protection (Business), published on 1 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Privilege Escalation in WRSA.EXE in Webroot Antivirus 8.0.1X- 9.0.35.12 on
Windows64 bit and 32 bit allows malicious software to abuse WRSA.EXE to delete arbitrary and protected files.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7241?
How do I fix CVE-2023-7241?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-7241 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7241 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4v4w-p37f-qvm2.