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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2023-27830
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-12 Apr, 2023 | 00:00
Updated At-08 Feb, 2025 | 02:40
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

TightVNC before v2.8.75 allows attackers to escalate privileges on the host operating system via replacing legitimate files with crafted files when executing a file transfer. This is due to the fact that TightVNC runs in the backend as a high-privileges account.

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textN/An/a
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https://www.tightvnc.com/whatsnew.php
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https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-privilege-escalation-tightvnc-8165208cce
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https://www.tightvnc.com/news.php
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Hyperlink: https://www.tightvnc.com/whatsnew.php
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Hyperlink: https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-privilege-escalation-tightvnc-8165208cce
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Hyperlink: https://www.tightvnc.com/news.php
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▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
1. CVE Program Container
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https://www.tightvnc.com/whatsnew.php
x_transferred
https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-privilege-escalation-tightvnc-8165208cce
x_transferred
https://www.tightvnc.com/news.php
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://www.tightvnc.com/whatsnew.php
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Hyperlink: https://medium.com/nestedif/vulnerability-disclosure-privilege-escalation-tightvnc-8165208cce
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Hyperlink: https://www.tightvnc.com/news.php
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2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment
Affected Products
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-269CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-269
Description: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.19.0CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 9.0
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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