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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.
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
    Decision recorded 2024-08-28 19:36 UTC
    CWE
    • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
    Assigner
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    M-Files M-Files Affected: 0 , < 22.6 (custom)
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    m-files m-files Affected: 0 , < 22.6 (custom)
        cpe:2.3:a:m-files:m-files:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    Date Public
    2023-03-29 10:01
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