CVE-2023-28144

low-risk
Published 2023-03-14

KDAB Hotspot 1.3.x and 1.4.x through 1.4.1, in a non-default configuration, allows privilege escalation because of race conditions involving symlinks and elevate_perf_privileges.sh chown calls.

Do I need to act?

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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.0/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Hotspot

Affected Vendors

Kdab

References (4)

Release Notes https://github.com/KDAB/hotspot/releases
Exploit https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/14/8
Release Notes https://github.com/KDAB/hotspot/releases
Exploit https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/14/8
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal