Privilege escalation in Enghouse Qumu
CVE-2023-45883
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists within the Qumu Multicast Extension v2 before 2.0.63 for Windows. When a standard user triggers a repair of the software, a pop-up window opens with SYSTEM privileges. Standard users may use this to gain arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th 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
- Enghouse Qumu
- Microsoft Windows
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-45883?
- CVE-2023-45883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Enghouse Qumu, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-19.
- How severe is CVE-2023-45883?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.