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.

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

EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Kdab Hotspot
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

karimhabush/cyberowl

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (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.