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CVE-2023-0213: Local Elevation of Privilege in M-Files

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Elevation of privilege issue in M-Files Installer versions before 22.6 on Windows allows user to gain SYSTEM privileges via DLL hijacking.

Affected products

• M-Files: before 22.6 — fixed in 22.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: M-Files 22.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2023-0213
• https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/
• https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-0213/

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