CVE-2023-2480
Elevation of Privilege in M-Files Desktop Client
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 25, 2023 at 01:28 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFiles M FilesM-Files Client
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 23.5.12598.0
Affected range stops below 23.5.12598.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 23.5.12598.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 23.2.12340.11 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 23.5.12598.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-280CWE-862
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