CVE-2023-28872 (GCVE-0-2023-28872)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-25 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-27 20:03
VLAI
Summary
Support Assistant in NCP Secure Enterprise Client before 13.10 allows attackers to execute DLL files with SYSTEM privileges by creating a symbolic link from a %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\NcpSupport* location.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-27 20:02 UTC
CWE
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