CVE-2023-3160 json
Local privilege escalation in security products for Windows
published 2023-08-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-43844
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus
- ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security
- ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium
- ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus
- ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security
- ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Windows Server (File Security)
- ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server
- ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino
- ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
support.eset.com
/en/ca8466
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-3160
- NVD CVE-2023-3160
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