Privilege escalation via unsafe deserialization
Published Mar 27, 2023 · Updated Jan 16, 2025
Unsafe deserialization in Keysight N6854A Geolocation Server 2.4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges and execute code. Public advisories do not identify the deserialization entry point, serialized object format, or unsafe decoding operation that processes attacker-controlled data. A low-privileged local account and the default configuration are sufficient; successful exploitation can run code with elevated rights and fully compromise the server.
Summary
What happened
Unsafe deserialization in Keysight N6854A Geolocation Server 2.4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges and execute code. Public advisories do not identify the deserialization entry point, serialized object format, or unsafe decoding operation that processes attacker-controlled data. A low-privileged local account and the default configuration are sufficient; successful exploitation can run code with elevated rights and fully compromise the server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-1399
- Published
- Mar 27, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 16, 2025
- Vendor
- Keysight Technologies
- Product
- N6854A Geolocation Server
- Classifications
- CWE-502, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.4.2
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