Local privilege escalation via writable critical directories
Published Mar 28, 2023 · Updated Jan 16, 2025
Incorrect directory permissions in RoboDK 5.5.3 and earlier allow local users to write files and execute code with elevated privileges. The product assigns unsafe permissions to critical RoboDK directories, allowing an unprivileged account to place or replace files used by its process. Local access is required; public advisories do not identify the affected directory names or the exact file-loading path that triggers execution.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect directory permissions in RoboDK 5.5.3 and earlier allow local users to write files and execute code with elevated privileges. The product assigns unsafe permissions to critical RoboDK directories, allowing an unprivileged account to place or replace files used by its process. Local access is required; public advisories do not identify the affected directory names or the exact file-loading path that triggers execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-1516
- Published
- Mar 28, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 16, 2025
- Vendor
- RoboDK
- Product
- RoboDK
- Classifications
- CWE-732, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 28, 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 <=5.5.3
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