Vulnerability in Vipre Antivirus
CVE-2023-32179
VIPRE Antivirus Plus FPQuarTransfer Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the FPQuarTransfer method. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the method to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19397.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Vipre Antivirus
- Vipre Antivirus Plus — versions VIPRE Antivirus Plus v11.0.6.22
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-759/ (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-notes-20… (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-32179?
- CVE-2023-32179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vipre Antivirus, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-32179?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.