CVE-2023-32176

SYSTEM code execution via unchecked SetPrivateConfig path

Published May 3, 2024 · Updated Sep 18, 2024

Path traversal in VIPRE Antivirus Plus 11.0.6.22 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM through SetPrivateConfig. SetPrivateConfig accepts a user-supplied path without restricting it to an intended directory before performing file operations. Exploitation requires prior low-privileged code execution on the Windows host and yields full SYSTEM-context code execution.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.71%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in VIPRE Antivirus Plus 11.0.6.22 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM through SetPrivateConfig. SetPrivateConfig accepts a user-supplied path without restricting it to an intended directory before performing file operations. Exploitation requires prior low-privileged code execution on the Windows host and yields full SYSTEM-context code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32176
Published
May 3, 2024
Updated
Sep 18, 2024
Vendor
VIPRE
Product
VIPRE Antivirus Plus
Classifications
CWE-22, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <12.0
  2. Affected versionversion=VIPRE Antivirus Plus v11.0.6.22

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

VIPRE · VIPRE Antivirus Plusversion=0 <12.0; version=VIPRE Antivirus Plus v11.0.6.22

Published CVSS scores

7.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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