Privilege escalation in Apple Macos
CVE-2023-43766
Certain WithSecure products allow Local privilege escalation via the lhz archive unpack handler. This affects WithSecure Client Security 15, WithSecure Server Security 15, WithSecure Email and Server Security 15, WithSecure Elements Endpoi…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (4.7th 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
- Apple Macos
- F-secure Atlant — versions 1.0.35-1
- F-secure Client_security — versions 15.00
- F-secure Elements_endpoint_protection
- F-secure Email_and_server_security — versions 15.00
- F-secure Linux_protection — versions 12.0
- F-secure Linux_security_64 — versions 12.0
- F-secure Server_security — versions 15.00
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-43766?
- CVE-2023-43766 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-43766?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-43766 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.