Vulnerability · Published Mar 29, 2023 · Assigned by M-Files Corporation

CVE-2023-0213Local Elevation of Privilege in M-Files

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path in M-Files from M-Files. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Elevation of privilege issue in M-Files Installer versions before 22.6 on Windows allows user to gain SYSTEM privileges via DLL hijacking.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
M-Files	M-Files	0 – before 22.6

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/ vendor-advisory
https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2023-0213 vendor-advisory
https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/ x_transferred