CVE-2023-5993

Summary

CVE-2023-5993 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting the Windows Installer component in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client versions prior to 10.8 R10. The issue enables an attacker with local access to escalate their privileges, potentially gaining administrative control over the affected system. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to security and should be addressed promptly by applying the available patch or update. Thales has released a fix to remediate the issue and strongly advises users to install it as soon as possible. Failure to do so may result in unauthorized access or data breaches.

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