CVE-2023-2847

Local privilege escalation in ESET products for Linux and MacOS

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 15, 2023 at 07:46 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:53 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorEndpoint AntivirusServer SecurityCyber Security

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

During internal security analysis, a local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified. On a machine with the affected ESET product installed, it was possible for a user with lower privileges due to improper privilege management to trigger actions with root privileges. ESET remedied this possible attack vector and has prepared new builds of its products that are no longer susceptible to this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

7.3.0 ≤ v < 7.3.3700.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3.3700.0 (unaffected)
v < 8.1.12.07.0.0 ≤ v < 7.3.3600.09.0.5.0 ≤ v < 9.0.10.09.1.4.0 ≤ v < 9.1.11.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3.3600.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8.1.12.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.0.10.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.1.11.0 (unaffected)
v < 8.1.823.09.0.464.0 ≤ v < 9.0.466.09.1.96.0 ≤ v < 9.1.98.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 8.1.823.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.0.466.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.1.98.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHESET
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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