Missing Authentication for Critical Function in PC Settings Tool - CVE-2023-25011
Published: February 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72106
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25011
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the PC Settings Tool Library can modify registry values. A local user can abuse this feature to modify Windows registry and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
PC Settings Tool
How to mitigate CVE-2023-25011
Install updates from vendor's website.
PC Settings Tool - addressed in versions 10.1.27.0, 11.0.23.0