Vulnerability in Kdab Hotspot
CVE-2023-28144
KDAB Hotspot 1.3.x and 1.4.x through 1.4.1, in a non-default configuration, allows privilege escalation because of race conditions involving symlinks and elevate_perf_privileges.sh chown calls.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/KDAB/hotspot/releases (Release Notes)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/14/8 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-28144?
- CVE-2023-28144 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kdab Hotspot, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2023-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2023-28144?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-28144 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.