What is CVE-2023-3160?

CVE-2023-3160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eset Endpoint_antivirus, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-3160?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Eset Endpoint_antivirus

CVE-2023-3160

The vulnerability potentially allows an attacker to misuse ESET’s file operations during the module update to delete or move files without having proper permissions.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Eset Endpoint_antivirus
Eset Endpoint_security
Eset Internet_security
Eset Mail_security
Eset Nod32
Eset Security
Eset Server_security
Eset Smart_security
Eset, Spol. S R.o. Eset Endpoint Antivirus — versions 1463
Eset, Spol. S R.o. Eset Endpoint Security — versions 1463

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security@eset.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3160?: CVE-2023-3160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eset Endpoint_antivirus, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-3160?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.