Certain WithSecure products allow Local Privilege Escalation.
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Certain WithSecure products allow Local Privilege Escalation. This affects WithSecure Client Security 15, WithSecure Server Security 15, WithSecure Email and Server Security 15, and WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection 17 and later.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00216 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:client_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15 | Vulnerable | WithSecure |
| cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:elements_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17 | Vulnerable | WithSecure |
| cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:email_and_server_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15 | Vulnerable | WithSecure |
| cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:server_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15 | Vulnerable | WithSecure |
- cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:client_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·WithSecure
- cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:elements_endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17 Vulnerable ·WithSecure
- cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:email_and_server_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·WithSecure
- cpe:2.3:a:withsecure:server_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·WithSecure
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-47172
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9cp2-fvjp-4q3f
References
More WithSecure Client Security vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22676 Certain WithSecure products allow a remote crash of a scanning engine via decompression… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-22675 Certain WithSecure products allow an infinite loop in a scanning engine via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-22674 Certain WithSecure products allow an infinite loop in a scanning engine via unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-22673 Certain WithSecure products allow a remote crash of a scanning engine via unpacking of a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-22672 Certain WithSecure products allow a remote crash of a scanning engine via processing of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-22671 Certain WithSecure products allow a remote crash of a scanning engine via processing of a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-47172 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-47172 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9cp2-fvjp-4q3f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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