CVE-2023-1164

Local privilege escalation through File Import

Published Mar 3, 2023 · Updated Nov 25, 2024

Improper authorization in KylinSoft kylin-activation allows local users to gain elevated privileges through File Import. Published records do not identify the vulnerable function, the imported data, or the authorization check that File Import performs incorrectly. The attack requires local access and can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but the exact privileges gained remain undisclosed.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in KylinSoft kylin-activation allows local users to gain elevated privileges through File Import. Published records do not identify the vulnerable function, the imported data, or the authorization check that File Import performs incorrectly. The attack requires local access and can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but the exact privileges gained remain undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-1164
Published
Mar 3, 2023
Updated
Nov 25, 2024
Vendor
Kylinsoft Co., Ltd.
Product
kylin-activation
Classifications
CWE-285, CWE-863, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Kylinsoft Co., Ltd. · kylin-activationversion=n/a

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2VulDBAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo