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CVE-2023-32176: VIPRE Antivirus Plus SetPrivateConfig Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VI...

CVE-2023-32176 · published 2 years ago

Summary

What to do

Update vipre antivirus to version 12.0.1.203 or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
vipre	antivirus	< 12.0.1.203 `cpe:2.3:a:vipre:antivirus:::::plus:::*`

Original advisory text

VIPRE Antivirus Plus SetPrivateConfig Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VI...

VIPRE Antivirus Plus SetPrivateConfig Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VIPRE Antivirus Plus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the SetPrivateConfig method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
. Was ZDI-CAN-19394.

References

https://success.vipre.com/en_US/antivirus-plus-release-notes/home-plus-release-n... Release Notes
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-756/ Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit
Gives an attacker full control

Severity

7.8 High

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-22Path Traversal

Timeline

Published3 May 2024

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2023-32176 · NVD

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