Execution with unnecessary privileges in SICAM TOOLBOX II - CVE-2023-38641
Published: August 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79305
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38641
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SICAM TOOLBOX II
SICAM TOOLBOX II
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to database service is executed as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A local user can run the affected binary and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-38641
Install updates from vendor's website.