Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2024 · Assigned by OpenText
CVE-2023-7241Webroot Antivirus COM-Hijacking LPE
High 7.9
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Webroot AntiVirus (Consumer) and Webroot Endpoint Protection (Business) from Webroot. 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 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.9High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Webroot | Webroot AntiVirus (Consumer) and Webroot Endpoint Protection (Business) | 8.0.1 – before 9.0.35.17 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H