Vulnerability · Published Aug 14, 2023 · Assigned by ESET
CVE-2023-3160Local privilege escalation in security products for Windows
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in ESET Endpoint Antivirus from ESET, spol. s r.o.. 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 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The vulnerability potentially allows an attacker to misuse ESET’s file operations during the module update to delete or move files without having proper permissions.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET NOD32 Antivirus | see references |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Internet Security | see references |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Smart Security Premium | see references |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Endpoint Antivirus | see references |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Endpoint Security | see references |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Server Security for Windows Server (File Security) | see references |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server | see references |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino | see references |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server | see references |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H