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CVE-2023-46814

Published: Nov 22, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-427
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.19 on Windows. The uninstaller attempts to execute code with elevated privileges out of a standard user writable location. Standard users may use this to gain arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-427

Affected Products

n/an/a
vlc media playervideolan
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
videolanoss-projectFRConsumer Softwareaka vlc

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3019.html
videolan.org
https://psirt.abb.com/csaf/2025/4hzm000603.json
psirt.abb.com
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=4HZM000603&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
search.abb.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 22, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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