CVE-2023-27830
CRITICAL9.0CVSS v3
—CVSS v2
0.42%
EPSS (exploit probability)
CWE-269CWE
Description
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.
CVSS v3 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected routers (0)
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