CVE-2023-36853 (GCVE-0-2023-36853)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-19 21:57 – Updated: 2024-10-24 20:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Keysight Geolocation Server Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
Summary
In Keysight Geolocation Server v2.4.2 and prior, a low privileged attacker could create a local ZIP file containing a malicious script in any location. The attacker could abuse this to load a DLL with SYSTEM privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-24 20:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-749 - Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keysight Technologies | N6845A Geolocation Server |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.4.2
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-07-18 17:00
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