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CVE-2023-7043

Unquoted path privilege vulnerability in ESET products for Windows

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 31, 2024 at 12:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:51 AM UTC
12 products affected across 2 vendorsNOD32 AntivirusSmart SecurityEndpoint Antivirus

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Unquoted service path in ESET products allows to drop a prepared program to a specific location and run on boot with the NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService permissions.

Affected

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

Endpoint Antivirus· ESET
95%
10.1.2046.0 ≤ v < 11.0.2032.0
Affected range stops below 11.0.2032.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Endpoint Security· ESET
95%
10.1.2046.0 ≤ v < 11.0.2032.0
Affected range stops below 11.0.2032.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Internet Security· ESET
95%
16.1.14.0 ≤ v < 17.0.15.0
Affected range stops below 17.0.15.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Mail Security· ESET
95%
10.1.10012.0
NOD32 Antivirus· ESET
95%
16.1.14.0 ≤ v < 17.0.15.0
Affected range stops below 17.0.15.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Smart Security· ESET
95%
16.1.14.0 ≤ v < 17.0.15.0
Affected range stops below 17.0.15.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Endpoint Antivirus· ESET Spol S R O
60%
10.1.2046.x ≤ v ≤ 10.1.2063.x10.1.2046.x
Endpoint Security· ESET Spol S R O
60%
10.1.2046.x ≤ v ≤ 10.1.2063.x10.1.2046.x
ESET Internet Security· ESET Spol S R O
60%
16.1.14.0 ≤ v ≤ 16.2.15.016.1.14.0
Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server· ESET Spol S R O
60%
10.1.10012.0

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)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8602

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-428

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