CVE-2023-7241 json
Webroot Antivirus COM-Hijacking LPE
published 2024-05-01 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-59422
- cvss
- 7.9
- 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 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Webroot Webroot AntiVirus (Consumer) and Webroot Endpoint Protection (Business) 9.0.35.17
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Webroot Webroot AntiVirus (Consumer) and Webroot Endpoint Protection (Business)
- webroot anti-virus-and-endpoint-protection
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-7241
- NVD CVE-2023-7241
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