What is CVE-2023-7241?

CVE-2023-7241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webroot Antivirus (Consumer) And Endpoint Protection (Business), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2024-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-7241?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-7241 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Webroot Antivirus (Consumer) And Endpoint Protection (Business)

CVE-2023-7241

Privilege Escalation in WRSA.EXE in Webroot Antivirus 8.0.1X- 9.0.35.12 on Windows64 bit and 32 bit allows malicious software to abuse WRSA.EXE to delete arbitrary and protected files.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (8.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Webroot Antivirus (Consumer) And Endpoint Protection (Business) — versions 8.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-7241?: CVE-2023-7241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webroot Antivirus (Consumer) And Endpoint Protection (Business), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2024-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-7241?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-7241 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.