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CVE-2023-0213 (GCVE-0-2023-0213)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-29 10:22 – Updated: 2026-02-23 08:23
VLAI?
Title
Local Elevation of Privilege in M-Files
Summary
Elevation of privilege issue in M-Files Installer versions before 22.6 on Windows allows user to gain SYSTEM privileges via DLL hijacking.
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
M-Files M-Files Affected: 0 , < 22.6 (custom)
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Credits
Alexander Staalgaard
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