Cross-session data access via launch status function
Published Apr 20, 2023 · Updated Feb 23, 2026
Improper access control in M-Files Desktop before 23.4.12455.0 allows local users to move laterally between Windows sessions. The flaw resides in the desktop component service's launch-session-status function, but M-Files has not disclosed the missing authorization check. A low-privilege local account and a second session are required, and exploitation permits cross-session data access or modification without interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in M-Files Desktop before 23.4.12455.0 allows local users to move laterally between Windows sessions. The flaw resides in the desktop component service's launch-session-status function, but M-Files has not disclosed the missing authorization check. A low-privilege local account and a second session are required, and exploitation permits cross-session data access or modification without interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-2112
- Published
- Apr 20, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 23, 2026
- Vendor
- M-Files
- Product
- M-Files Desktop
- Classifications
- CWE-284, CAPEC-1
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <23.4.12455.0
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