CVE-2023-20616 (GCVE-0-2023-20616)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-06 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-26 19:17
VLAI?
Summary
In ion, there is a possible out of bounds read due to type confusion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07560720; Issue ID: ALPS07560720.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of Privilege
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