CVE-2023-5993

Local privilege escalation through undisclosed installer flaw

Published Feb 27, 2024 · Updated Aug 8, 2024

Improper privilege management in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client before 10.8 R10 allows local users to elevate privileges on Windows. Thales identifies the Windows Installer as the affected component but has not published the flawed operation or attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; successful exploitation grants elevated privileges over protected system resources.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Thales SafeNet Authentication Client before 10.8 R10 allows local users to elevate privileges on Windows. Thales identifies the Windows Installer as the affected component but has not published the flawed operation or attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; successful exploitation grants elevated privileges over protected system resources.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5993
Published
Feb 27, 2024
Updated
Aug 8, 2024
Vendor
Thales Group
Product
SafeNet Authentication Client
Classifications
CWE-269, CAPEC-233, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 8, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <10.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Thales Group · SafeNet Authentication Clientversion=0 <10.8

Published CVSS scores

7.8Thales GroupCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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