CVE-2023-4991

NextBX QWAlerter QWAlerter.exe unquoted search path

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2023 at 03:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:39 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsNextbx QwalerterQWAlerter

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability was found in NextBX QWAlerter 4.50. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file QWAlerter.exe. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-239804. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

SignaturePermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.239804
VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.239804

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-428

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