CVE-2023-48420
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.4 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Dec 8, 2023
Updated: Mar 12, 2024
CWE ID 362
Summary
CVE-2023-48420 is a newly discovered vulnerability that involves a possible use-after-free issue caused by a race condition. This means that memory previously allocated and then freed can be accessed and potentially misused, allowing an attacker to escalate privileges locally. Notably, user interaction is not required for an exploit, making this a serious concern for impacted systems. Successful exploitation could result in the attacker gaining System execution privileges, enabling them to carry out various malicious activities.
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