{"id":"CVE-2023-2847","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"Local privilege escalation in ESET products for Linux and MacOS","description":"\nDuring internal security analysis, a local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified. On a machine with the affected ESET product installed, it was possible for a user with lower privileges due to improper privilege management to trigger actions with root privileges.\n\nESET remedied this possible attack vector and has prepared new builds of its products that are no longer susceptible to this vulnerability.\n\n\n\n","publishedAt":"2023-06-15T07:46:47.134Z","updatedAt":"2024-12-12T16:38:25.361Z","severity":{"score":7.8,"label":"High","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","source":"ESET"},"assigner":"ESET","products":["ESET Server Security for Linux","ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux","ESET  Cyber Security","ESET  Endpoint Antivirus for macOS"],"affected":[{"vendor":"ESET","product":"Server Security for Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"9.1.98.0","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"9.0.466.0","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"8.1.823.0","status":"unaffected"}]},{"vendor":"ESET","product":"Endpoint Antivirus for Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"9.1.11.0","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"9.0.10.0","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"8.1.12.0","status":"unaffected"}]},{"vendor":"ESET ","product":"Cyber Security","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"7.3.3700.0","status":"unaffected"}]},{"vendor":"ESET ","product":"Endpoint Antivirus for macOS","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"7.3.3600.0","status":"unaffected"}]}],"references":["https://support.eset.com/en/ca8447"],"weaknesses":["CWE-269"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:05:52.290Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2847.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2023-2847","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2023-06-15T07:46:47.134Z","dateUpdated":"2024-12-12T16:38:25.361Z","assignerShortName":"ESET","assignerOrgId":"4a9b9929-2450-4021-b7b9-469a0255b215","dateReserved":"2023-05-23T07:26:04.714Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Local privilege escalation in ESET products for Linux and MacOS","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"\nDuring internal security analysis, a local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified. On a machine with the affected ESET product installed, it was possible for a user with lower privileges due to improper privilege management to trigger actions with root privileges.\n\nESET remedied this possible attack vector and has prepared new builds of its products that are no longer susceptible to this vulnerability.\n\n\n\n"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"ESET","product":"Server Security for Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"9.1.98.0","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"9.0.466.0","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"8.1.823.0","status":"unaffected"}]},{"vendor":"ESET","product":"Endpoint Antivirus for Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"9.1.11.0","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"9.0.10.0","status":"unaffected"},{"version":"8.1.12.0","status":"unaffected"}]},{"vendor":"ESET ","product":"Cyber Security","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"7.3.3700.0","status":"unaffected"}]},{"vendor":"ESET ","product":"Endpoint Antivirus for macOS","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"7.3.3600.0","status":"unaffected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.eset.com/en/ca8447","tags":["vendor-advisory"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-269","description":"CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"ESET","orgId":"4a9b9929-2450-4021-b7b9-469a0255b215","dateUpdated":"2023-06-15T07:46:47.134Z"},"impacts":[{"capecId":"CAPEC-233","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation"}]}],"source":{"discovery":"INTERNAL"},"x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.1.0-dev"}},"adp":[{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"https://support.eset.com/en/ca8447","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_transferred"]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2024-08-02T06:33:05.820Z"}},{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2024-12-12T16:38:10.347865Z","id":"CVE-2023-2847","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2024-12-12T16:38:25.361Z"}}]}}}