What is CVE-2023-36853?

CVE-2023-36853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Keysight Geolocation Server, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-36853?

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

Vulnerability in Keysight Geolocation Server

CVE-2023-36853

In Keysight Geolocation Server v2.4.2 and prior, a low privileged attacker could create a local ZIP file containing a malicious script in any location. The attacker could abuse this to load a DLL with SYSTEM privileges.

EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th 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

Keysight Geolocation_server
Keysight Technologies N6845a Geolocation Server — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-749
CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36853?: CVE-2023-36853 is a high-severity vulnerability in Keysight Geolocation Server, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-36853?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.